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Re: @ George Andrews
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 05-01-2014 - 23:21
George Andrews Wrote:
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> The point that I ( and Joe Strapac too ) am trying
> to make, is that the Espee's SD-39's were ordered
> for Helper service. ( In addition to the full rear
> light packages, they were equipped with a rear
> plow, and they were heavily ballasted as well. )
> Where they actually ended up being used was
> entirely the choice of the Motive Power desk.
From the above statement, you have again displayed your great lack of knowledge of how the railroad actually operates. As I mentioned previously, I know what a truck is, but I don't expound second-hand "knowledge" about them.
> Based on your comments, I agree that you probably
> have valid reason to use an alias. I'm not sure if
> you are a member of Espee Tech Society; perhaps
> you would consider joining ???
Nope, not a member. But I understand John has used one of my old articles in the current magazine issue. It's not the first time he's done that. ,John and I go way back, back when he first went braking (and was the editor of the Lark).
Quite a few retired
> rails are active in the Society, a great pool of
> knowledge that Joe Strapac and other writers use
> for the enlightment of us all.
I'm really not a railbuff, so it would be pointless for me to join. Or to put it another way, I'm sure there are retired railroad employes who are recovering from substance abuse and belong to AA or similar groups. I'm not, so I wouldn't join one of those groups, either.
Joe has also made a
> lifetime quest to gather as much information on
> Espee Diesel Motive Power as is humanly possible.
> To casually pass him off in your many comments
> tells me that either:
> A) You know more about Espee Diesels than Joe
> Strapac, in which case we NEED you in Espee Tech.
>
> B) You have some sort of grudge against Joe
> Strapac.
There you go making erroneous conclusions again. I have actually had a number of conversations with Joe.
But to answer (A), let me put it this way: If you were about to have dental surgery, would you want it done by an actual dentist, or by someone who's never worked in that field?
Answer to (B): Wrong again. Couldn't care one way or another. But let me put it this way: I would put much more faith in the accuracy of Don Strack's information, because he's actually worked for a railroad's Mechanical Department.
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> The point that I ( and Joe Strapac too ) am trying
> to make, is that the Espee's SD-39's were ordered
> for Helper service. ( In addition to the full rear
> light packages, they were equipped with a rear
> plow, and they were heavily ballasted as well. )
> Where they actually ended up being used was
> entirely the choice of the Motive Power desk.
From the above statement, you have again displayed your great lack of knowledge of how the railroad actually operates. As I mentioned previously, I know what a truck is, but I don't expound second-hand "knowledge" about them.
> Based on your comments, I agree that you probably
> have valid reason to use an alias. I'm not sure if
> you are a member of Espee Tech Society; perhaps
> you would consider joining ???
Nope, not a member. But I understand John has used one of my old articles in the current magazine issue. It's not the first time he's done that. ,John and I go way back, back when he first went braking (and was the editor of the Lark).
Quite a few retired
> rails are active in the Society, a great pool of
> knowledge that Joe Strapac and other writers use
> for the enlightment of us all.
I'm really not a railbuff, so it would be pointless for me to join. Or to put it another way, I'm sure there are retired railroad employes who are recovering from substance abuse and belong to AA or similar groups. I'm not, so I wouldn't join one of those groups, either.
Joe has also made a
> lifetime quest to gather as much information on
> Espee Diesel Motive Power as is humanly possible.
> To casually pass him off in your many comments
> tells me that either:
> A) You know more about Espee Diesels than Joe
> Strapac, in which case we NEED you in Espee Tech.
>
> B) You have some sort of grudge against Joe
> Strapac.
There you go making erroneous conclusions again. I have actually had a number of conversations with Joe.
But to answer (A), let me put it this way: If you were about to have dental surgery, would you want it done by an actual dentist, or by someone who's never worked in that field?
Answer to (B): Wrong again. Couldn't care one way or another. But let me put it this way: I would put much more faith in the accuracy of Don Strack's information, because he's actually worked for a railroad's Mechanical Department.
