Re: CSX railroaders should go on strike!
Author: Hot Water
Date: 07-23-2017 - 16:13
WILL Wrote:
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> david vartanoff Wrote:
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> > CSX OTOH buys this crap in
> > "carload" lots one would assume and it is
> simply
> > another cost kind of like antifreeze for the
> > diesels.
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> I didn't think diesels used antifreeze?
No, railroad diesels do NOT use antifreeze. They do, however require corrosion inhibiter in the coolant water.
Also, engine horsepower must be derated if antifreeze is used in locomotive diesels, as it does NOT cool as efficiently as water.