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Re: Nothing "cruddy" about the SW1500
Author: Craig Tambo
Date: 02-25-2016 - 22:27

HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
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> what was the reasoning of placing a tunnel motor
> on the point of the star late. Seemed to be common
> practice back then

Likely the size of the train, including the private car, exceeded a threshold that required the freight unit.

The Starlight regularly carried two baggage cars at that time. One carried mail (the contract was for such things as magazines and catalogs in bulk), the other baggage.

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  Nothing "cruddy" about the SW1500 engr 02-24-2016 - 19:13
  Re: Nothing "cruddy" about the SW1500 M. Smith 02-24-2016 - 20:30
  Re: Nothing "cruddy" about the SW1500 M. Smith 02-24-2016 - 20:31
  Re: Nothing "cruddy" about the SW1500 engr 02-24-2016 - 20:44
  Re: Nothing "cruddy" about the SW1500 wsabo 02-25-2016 - 10:00
  Re: Nothing "cruddy" about the SW1500 CZ17west 02-24-2016 - 21:21
  Re: Nothing "cruddy" about the SW1500 HUTCH 7.62 02-25-2016 - 09:42
  Re: Nothing "cruddy" about the SW1500 Craig Tambo 02-25-2016 - 22:27
  Re: Nothing "cruddy" about the SW1500 Trainmaster 02-25-2016 - 16:56
  Amtrak #13 -- Starlight engr 02-26-2016 - 11:35
  Re: Amtrak #13 -- Starlight Craig Tambo 02-26-2016 - 20:04
  Re: Amtrak #13 -- Starlight CZ17west 02-26-2016 - 21:38


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