MY bad, slipped by me, would you believe it was a typo?Al - you are close but .... in fact they are diesel electrics shown in the postcard image but the units are from GM / EMD (Electo-Motive Division of General Motors). GE was just getting into the hard core locomotive business about the time the Hummingbird was discontinued (I think).
MY bad, slipped by me, would you believe it was a typo?
I recognized it as the same make as the San Francisco Chief:
But truth to tell I only knew from GM from reading Kerouac, who worked on that train for a time.
"Darktown Strutters Ball" - The Ted Mulry Gang"Strutter" - Kiss
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"Darktown Strutters Ball" - The Ted Mulry Gang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M70eYXdb5uo
Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
"Heart Like an Open Book" - Micheal Franks.
Turn To Stone - Joe Walsh
"Legs" - ZZ Top
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"Tap Your Feet ( and Go Bo De Do De Doo )" ...... The New Vaudeville Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDcpiylcCRk
"De Do Do Do De Da Da Da" - The Police
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Obla Di, Obla Da - The Beatles
"Can't Control Myself" - Wa Wa Nee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34yIR72-U-Q