Re: Continued...
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 11-07-2017 - 12:06
WAF Wrote:
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> Pdxrailtransit Wrote:
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> > ..the time SP was getting SD45T2s, they were
> > discontinuing the BAK/TF pool. SSWs tunnels
> were
> > ordered to operate system wide. Diesels are
> > utilized best when they can run long distances,
> > and be able to be turned at any point for
> another
> > long run.
>
> Actually the LA Bk pool didn’t break up until
> maybe late 1975 or early 1976. The use of remotes
> on Tehachapi made the pool redundant
And, that is ABOUT the time the Tunnels were being delivered. The whole deal with the BAK/TF pool was to concentrate high tractive effort units in the Tehachapis. But with the acquisition of high HP 20 cylinder units, that became a moot point.