Early east end Diesels

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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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