I had always heard that alco's were good pullers & well suited to drag trains like ore. What was the problem the Alcos couldn't handle but the SD45-2's could? > .................... > 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 The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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