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- ↑ Knoxville Locomotive Works
- ↑ "KLW SE15B & SE10B: Switchers for the 21st Century". 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "For New York New Jersey Rail, new KLW power". 13 August 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "From KLW, a new breed of repowers". 19 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "KLW SE15B & SE10B: Switchers for the 21st Century". 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "From KLW, a new breed of repowers". 19 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "KLW SE24B: For Yard and Road Switching". 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "KLW SE32C: For More Demanding Operations". 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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