In a message dated 7/7/2009 11:03:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, stwarogowski_@_windstream.net writes: 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 .................... The SD-45-2's were speed-restricted by Conrail, thus assigned to pusher and drag service. They replaced an ailing fleet of Alco C-628/C-630/C-636 of PC, Reading, and LV heritage. When the Alcos were on the ore trains, the trains from Cleveland to Mingo frequently needed three crews to get over the road. The first crew made it as far as Hudson and the second crew as far as Hammondsville. It was a mess that was greatly improved when the EL units were assigned to the service. SMT **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222585089x1201462806/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jul yExcfooterNO62) The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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