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Loren Perry

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The U.S. Army is channeling Fairbanks Morse Trainmasters
« on: October 05, 2017, 02:02:14 PM »
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Cummins is taking a page out of Fairbanks-Morse's book in developing a new opposed piston diesel engine for the Army.

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2017/10/04/cummins-developing-revolutionary-new-diesel-engine-for-u-s-army.html
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Re: The U.S. Army is channeling Fairbanks Morse Trainmasters
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2017, 12:43:49 AM »
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Makes sense.  The FM engines were originally used in submarines, among other places, because of the higher efficiency and better weight/power ratio.   I wonder who owns the FM patents, if there are any, and if they haven't expired?
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Doug G.

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Re: The U.S. Army is channeling Fairbanks Morse Trainmasters
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2017, 02:01:17 AM »
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Makes one respect those old FM locomotives even more, huh.

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Re: The U.S. Army is channeling Fairbanks Morse Trainmasters
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2017, 07:20:40 AM »
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Quote from: nkalanaga on October 06, 2017, 12:43:49 AM
   I wonder who owns the FM patents, if there are any, and if they haven't expired?

http://www.fairbanksmorse.com/
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Re: The U.S. Army is channeling Fairbanks Morse Trainmasters
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2017, 12:59:32 AM »
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OK.  I didn't realize they were still in business under their own name.   And their homepage even brags about their Train Master locomotives!
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