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Superfuzz Bigmuff, Spirit of ‘86
In 1986 EMDX 9055, today’s CN 5419, rolled off the production lines at EMD’s LaGrange Illinois plant. That same year saw the founding of the legendary Seattle record label Sub Pop. Within a few short years the mighty little label would put out seminal early recordings by Mudhoney, Soundgarden and Nirvana among many many others. By 1991 Seattle was the center of the known universe as the so called “Seattle sound” sound took over the airwaves and grunge fashion (or anti-fashion) became all the rage the world over. That time period is considered by many to have been the last true rock n roll culture-craze not unlike Elvis and rockabilly, The Beatles and the British Invasion, Flower Power, Glam Rock, Punk Rock,Disco (regrettably) and New Wave. EMD’s 60-series locomotives were similarly the last of a great lineage, within a decade they would be eclipsed by GE, a defeat from which they would never recover. Sure there were glimmers of hope in the SD75’s and the 70mac’s but the sun had already begun to set on EMD as the premier locomotive manufacturer.
Superfuzz Bigmuff, Spirit of ‘86
In 1986 EMDX 9055, today’s CN 5419, rolled off the production lines at EMD’s LaGrange Illinois plant. That same year saw the founding of the legendary Seattle record label Sub Pop. Within a few short years the mighty little label would put out seminal early recordings by Mudhoney, Soundgarden and Nirvana among many many others. By 1991 Seattle was the center of the known universe as the so called “Seattle sound” sound took over the airwaves and grunge fashion (or anti-fashion) became all the rage the world over. That time period is considered by many to have been the last true rock n roll culture-craze not unlike Elvis and rockabilly, The Beatles and the British Invasion, Flower Power, Glam Rock, Punk Rock,Disco (regrettably) and New Wave. EMD’s 60-series locomotives were similarly the last of a great lineage, within a decade they would be eclipsed by GE, a defeat from which they would never recover. Sure there were glimmers of hope in the SD75’s and the 70mac’s but the sun had already begun to set on EMD as the premier locomotive manufacturer.