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Re: (erielack) Jan 9, 1967 [1976] Hornell, NY Traffic

I've seen pictures of the SD45-2's in Cleveland on ore trains which most 
certainly defeated the purpose of utilizing the excess fuel tanks for long 
runs.

Steve

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_comcast.net>
To: "'EL Mail List'" <erielack_@_lists.railfan.net>; "'Schuyler Larrabee'" 
<schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>; "'Pat Moore'" <pat.moore@att.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 9:58 AM
Subject: RE: (erielack) Jan 9, 1967 [1976] Hornell, NY Traffic


>> There certainly was an unusual concentration of 6-axle
>> U-boats: six, vs four SD's. More often than not, the WB UPS
>> trains had a pair of SD's with 5000 gal fuel tanks to avoid
>> having to refuel enroute, but they weren't always available
>> at Croxton when needed.
>
> In a perfect world, that might have been true, but it was a common sight 
> to
> see trains with lashups that did not have all-5000 gallon units (which 
> kind
> of defeats the purpose and kills efficiency!). There are several lashups
> that also featured a pair of 5000-gallon units and a third lesser unit
> (usually a GP35 or U25B - I would assume this style of consist is to get 
> the
> trains over the grades east of Binghamton, and the spare unit just went
> along for the ride to Chicago?)
>
> To wit, here are some A/CX-99 consists with non-paired-5000hp lashups:
>
> 10/11/72: 3604/3624
> 10/13/73: 3614/1400/14xx/14xx/14xx
> 4/12/74: 2576/2556/2583
> 1/1/75: 3638/3632
> 2/75: 3671/3626
> 9/75: 3318/33xx
> ??/75: 3622/2556
> 5/24/75: 3609/258x/SD45
> 3/26/76: 3324/SDP45
>
>
>
>> Thanks for posting, Schuyler.
>
> That was Steve Timko's post :)
>
> - Paul
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