Easy Confusion

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Dave,

Seems like a quick check of ALCO history on the internet indicates MLW was once a subsidiary. Of course, the complete downhill record of ALCO is full of take-overs and loss of important partnerships.

Mike Pierry, Jr.

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> On Jun 12, 2014, at 12:19 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> 
> Mike:
>  
> You are correct, it's a MLW.  However, they were an independent company, a licensee of ALCO, not a subsidiary.
>  
> Dave Phelps
>  
>  
> In a message dated 6/12/2014 11:56:52 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org writes:
> The CN at Spencer was not an ALCO. I posted this photo to Railpictures.net and in short order had a correction comment submitted advising me that ALCO never made a FPA-4. They were built by MLW (which was, of course, a subsidiary of ALCO). I corrected my entry but note that other, later, posting of the same loco are calling it an ALCO.
> 
> Mike Pierry,Jr.
> 
> Moderator:
>  http://nwhs.org/mailinglist/2014/20140612.MLW_Spencer.jpg
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