SD60s

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 Hear, hear !    Outstanding rationalization & commentary. Nothing
offensive at all,   Ed  &  Ed.     ( Cool story about Frank Collins)
I stand in good company.

Best Regards
R. ervine
Radford VA.


On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 9:56 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> Ed, as usual your comments were great!
>
> In America we are suppose to have the right to express different opinions
> on political issue.  Freedom of speech and expression were among the
> hallmarks of our founders.  The mission of the EPA  is very political and
> rightfully subject to scrutiny and opinion.  There is an absolute need to
> protect the environment and citizens from hazards and dangers associated
> with certain pollutants being admitted into the atmosphere or into rivers
> and streams or into the ground. Yet many of us over time some the actions
> taken by the EPA have become overzealous and constitute overreach. .  Go to
> SWVA or Southern WV or Eastern KY and ask an unemployed coal miner for
> their opinion about the EPA.  Ask the citizens of communities like Glen
> Lyn, VA where the EPA has shut down a power plant and see what they think.
>
>  I'm insulted by the EPA.
>
> Ed Painter - member #70 from Narrows, VA (lived in Glen Lyn from 1955 to
> 1962) currently living in Cohutta, GA
>
> On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 12:26 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Well I'm insulted.
>>
>> To the moderator, please remove me from the list.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Mike Weeks
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 6, 2019, 5:16 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Those of us who remember the steam era, with its coal smoke and
>>> exultant, loud exhausts, wonder how the emissions of a bunch of SD60s
>>> threaten the health of all of us.  Those of us who ran passenger GP9s
>>> (Redbirds) with the exhaust from the steam generators blowing down into the
>>> cab also wonder.  We’re still here.
>>>
>>> Reminds me of the late Frank Collins running the 611 one day and
>>> listening to the young engineer complaining that the engine was hot, dirty
>>> and “you can’t see out of it”.  Frank enjoyed as much of that as he could
>>> stand and told the engineer “the railroad bujilt these engines back when
>>> they were hiring MEN to run their trains for them”.  That settled that.
>>>
>>> Ed King
>>>
>>> *From:* NW Mailing List
>>> *Sent:* Friday, July 05, 2019 2:25 PM
>>> *To:* NW Mailing List
>>> *Subject:* Re: SD60s
>>>
>>> Or a very good reason from the EPA towards protecting the health of all
>>> of us.
>>>
>>> best regards,
>>> Mike Weeks
>>> Seattle
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 5:31 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yeah  Kind of a bummer.  SD60's  look good  Nice size.  Just a little
>>>> bit longer than a SD40-2  , seems like they could refurbish these, but its
>>>> probably  some whacko   regulation from the EPA  that has condemned them.
>>>> Horses rear !
>>>> Good catch,  Mike .
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> best regard
>>>> rob
>>>> Radford VA
>>>>
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>>>> On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 5:36 AM NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <
>>>> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Sheez they look brand new!
>>>>> Somebody put them on Ebay.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike Shockley
>>>>>
>>>>>
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