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Re: Iowa Traction Railroad
Author: Straight rails
Date: 09-27-2018 - 00:21

Bent Rails Wrote:
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> Not even the SN's Marysville electric operation
> could survive the last engine breaking down; nor
> could it survive the last catenary maintainer
> retiring. Once gone, there was no business reason
> to replace either.
SN's Marysville operation ended when it did because their favorable contract with PG&E for electric power expired. Locomotives 653 and 654 were fine at that time, and the overhead system likewise was intact.

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