E9A Wrote:
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> Don B Wrote:
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> > Why did the Railroad removed their Slugs and
> were
> > they too costly?
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> Not every railroad did. There are more slugs now
> than
> ever before.
Yup.
In fact, UP has been adding new 6-axle slugs converted from SD38-2's, such as the UPY 407 shown here. "Mother" units are SD40N's rebuilt from SD40-2's, such as the one 407's coupled to.
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