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Re: SP EMD SW1500
Author: Dr Zarkoff
Date: 09-30-2014 - 21:59

>Well, we didn't have any speed restrictions and the all the 1500s had 62:15 gearing trucks on them that limited them to 71 MPH, like regular road power.

You did have a speed restriction for the whole trip: the SSI which said "65 MPH".

We didn't like them either at BS because they didn't kick cars like the 2300s did. I figured out later it was because they were so new, the [Coast] engineers hadn't figured them out yet. With an LE, if someone gave you a proceed sign while standing on the ground at the front step, you could get going fast enougth that he couldn't get on the rear step. I once hauled 5,400 tons from the Homestead to E Oak yard with just one of them. Everything since, praticularly those milti-engine, nimby-banana, diesel-electric roller skates, has been de-evolutionary, a downhill slide.

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  SP EMD SW1500 Don B 09-29-2014 - 21:56
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Shortline Sammie 09-30-2014 - 08:25
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 BOB2 09-30-2014 - 09:06
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 SLOCONDR 09-30-2014 - 15:33
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Pilawt 09-30-2014 - 10:05
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Don B 09-30-2014 - 13:32
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Shortline Sammie 09-30-2014 - 14:34
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Nudge 09-30-2014 - 18:02
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 BOB2 09-30-2014 - 18:30
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 George Andrews 09-30-2014 - 19:31
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Shortline Sammie 09-30-2014 - 21:04
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Dr Zarkoff 09-30-2014 - 21:59
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 SP5103 09-30-2014 - 22:51
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Dr Zarkoff 09-30-2014 - 23:31
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Chas 10-01-2014 - 11:36
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Dr Zarkoff 10-01-2014 - 21:03
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Dave Buccolo 10-01-2014 - 14:17
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Don B 10-01-2014 - 14:53
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Dr Zarkoff 10-01-2014 - 21:06
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 Shortline Sammie 10-02-2014 - 20:29
  Re: SP EMD SW1500 OPRRMS 10-03-2014 - 12:54


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