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RE: (erielack) EL E Unit Conversions
Sam, the original wheel size on E-8s was 38". They likely had to increase
the wheel diameter to 40", more or less standard, AFAIK, in freight service
locomotives.
See:
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/el/loco/e8-t.html
SGL
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Weibel
>
> Paul I believe in Preston's article he said they also had to change the
> wheel size to accommodate the new gearing as the big gear wouldn't fit.I
> forget if he said they went from 30 inch to 32 or 33 inch wheels.
Sam......
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul R. Tupaczewski [mailto:paultup_@_comcast.net]
> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 10:44 AM
> To: 'EL Mail List'
> Subject: RE: (erielack) EL E Unit Conversions
>
> > Of the three Es in the Columbus Day photo only
> > 812 is on the list. (The other two were 822 and
> > 830.) So I guess some were just getting beaten up.
> > LOL
>
> Yep! After a while, they just took whatever ran.
>
>
> > If I remember right, the late Vernon Smith explained (in
> > "Diesel From D to L," which is available in reprint if anyone
> > is interested) that regearing involved dropping the trucks
> > and replacing the movable teethed gears on the axles. That
> > sounds like a fairly straight forward job. Does anybody know
> > what EL shop might've done the work?
>
> From what Preston Cook told me, it wasn't as straightforward as regearing.
> He said there were other changes that needed to be made (what they were
> escapes me right now)
>
> I believe that Hornell did the work on these.
>
>
>
> > The other thing that occurs is, by the 1970s some of the
> > first generation diesels were getting pretty worn out.
>
> Yes, they were (which is why you saw them in groups of 3 or 4 :), but Greg
> Maxwell said if CR wasn't coming around that the EL was going to rebuild
its
> remaining F-units (!!!). Go figure.
>
>
> > Again I believe I read this in DIAMOND -one of the Buffalo
> > switching roads was leasing power from EL.
> > Crews were complaining that an EL GP-7 they leased was a real
> > dog. When they load tested the unit it was barely putting out
> > 1000 HP. I think their motive power guy said for that reason
> > he preferred to lease 1000 HP yard type locomotives which
> > seemed to more reliably produce their rated horsepower.
> > Except EL usually didn't want to lease the yard engines. They
> > wanted to lease the older Geeps.
>
> Was this the Buffalo Creek, by any chance? They had a fleet of S-2 and S-4
> switchers, and I think their crews were very familiar with the operating
> characteristics of the Alcos, moreso than an EMD.
>
> - Paul
>
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