Early east end Diesels

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Wed Aug 8 14:20:51 EDT 2007




NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote: About 1961, Crewe elected to route a drag to Sewells
Point, instead of Lamberts Point. It passed Tidewater
with five 4-axle units, both EMD's and Alco's. It was
toting 256 X 0. Tonnage-wise, it probably didn't compare
to today's trains because it was made up of 50, 70, 85-ton
hoppers, but it certainly tied up Granby Street for a
while.

EdK - a Motive Power man here in Roanoke made a
statement about early dieselization - "We'd assign
five units and hope that three would be on line at
the next terminal". Care to clarify that statement, say
in 15 words or less ?
Harry Bundy


Not much different today -- P-29 struggles with three SD-70s and 8000 T from Winston to Rural Hall --== quite often not making it at all or loosing one unit on grade resulting in doubeling especially on leaves, cudzoo.ice.wet rail, in-experienced crews, etc. I have fun Sunday mornings !! Ron Hash

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