For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 01, 2004

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Man: So, I see you put in a wye, John... with #8 switches and 10 foot radius. John: Yes, the dash 9 looks prototypical on that arc scale. Man: What's the prime mover? John: A 5000 horsepower EMD. Man: Turbocharged of course - with dynamic brakes. Man: Nope! In 1999 they changed it to 6000 horsepower and supercharged it. She's also more energy efficient an' resistance built up by the dynamic braking is stored in high-volt batteries an' used to power the drives! Vocies: Oh. Hmmmm. John: You mean, like hybrid autos. Man: Could be... yep! Man: I heard that. John: This is great. I haven't hung out with a bunch of guys an' talked like this for ages... we used to do this when we were kids! Man: We sure didn't know much in those days, did we! John: Nope! But then, the subject was women.