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Re: A different question about 4450
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 06-13-2014 - 08:46

HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
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> pdxrailtransit Wrote:
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> > E Wrote:
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> > > Can somebody explain what is so all-fired
> > > important or of actual historical
> significance
> > > about 4450 or 4451?
> >
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> > They were steam boiler equipped, and ran in
> > Peninsula Commute service.
>
> They were affectionately called 'Huff' and 'Puff'
> while working the commutes

It wasn't a term of affection. It refers to their poor performance in commute service. Unlike the 5362 and 5365 that were used in commute service in the late 1950's, 4450 and 4451 didn't receive the electrical modifications that would've allowed faster acceleration and a higher top speed. That's why they were seldom used on anything other than non-peak hours trains.

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