GM'S MODEL CHANGE.

The article discusses how General Motors Corp.'s Electro-Motive Division addressed the fall in the demand for diesel-electric locomotives given the near completion of the dieselization of the rail system in the U.S. The probe for new customers is reported which focused on the diesels in Navy Landing Ship, Tanks (LSTs). The homely, unstylish diesel-electric powered unit for drilling in oil wells is presented along with the advantages relating to its torque, space requirement, and components.