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Re: Enough with the "Pushing" postings--FAKE NEWS
Author: Big Boy
Date: 06-03-2019 - 19:16

Hot Water Wrote:
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> David Dewey Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > UP management will always (well, never say
> > "always" but almost always) have a dismal in
> the
> > consist. It doesn't meant its pushing,
> sometimes
> > it will be pulling, and other times just
> coasting,
> > but it's there to keep water consumption
> > manageable,
>
> What with two 30,000 gallon auxiliary water
> tenders, plus the 25,000 gallons of water in the
> main tender, the diesel in the consist has little
> or nothing to do keeping water consumption


> manageable.
>
> back up power if needed (read:
> > insurance), and anything else that might be
> needed
> > (like HEP for the cars).
>
> Wrong. UP has absolutely no diesels that can supply HEP. That is why
> the UP has some 5 VERY capable HEP Power cars.

There is ONE and only one diesel locomotive on the UP that can provide 480 HEP power. That is UP 963B.
>
> > Just get over it and be happy to see a Dinosaur
> > roaming the rails within our lifetimes.

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