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Re: Correction to Yreka Western flashback post on "The Other"
Author: Milwaukee Fan
Date: 11-10-2019 - 16:14
SP5103 Wrote:
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> Wasn't Brian Whipple involved in the Northern
> Nevada RR? Their original idea was to run one
> person train crews. Due to the light rail, two
> loads of concentrate were going to be split among
> three cars, and at Shafter the third car would be
> transferred to the other two to top their loads
> off. For light rail power, the pair of xSMV GE 70
> tons would pull one train and the MRS-1 would pull
> the other.
>
> I did a little contract work for them, and
> suggested they instead look for xSP SD9Es - the
> ones out of the first order were actually fairly
> light at around 165 tons, just like the Nevada
> Northern SD7 #401 that used to work the line. NN
> also kept one or two of their Alcos blue carded as
> backups to the 401. They apparently bought some
> SD9s instead of the MRS-1, and the 70 tons worked
> the concentrate loader.
>
> Not sure if the MRS1 was owned by FRRS and
> brokered by Morgan, or Morgan directly? BTW - as
> far as I know NN 401 still exists at a power plant
> in Utah. And there is an Alco MRS-1 long stranded
> at Royal City, WA. To my knowledge it belonged to
> the TOppenish museum when they operated that and
> the White Swan lines years ago.
Very short sighted
A Milwaukee SD9 or SDL sould have been a perfect fit
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> Wasn't Brian Whipple involved in the Northern
> Nevada RR? Their original idea was to run one
> person train crews. Due to the light rail, two
> loads of concentrate were going to be split among
> three cars, and at Shafter the third car would be
> transferred to the other two to top their loads
> off. For light rail power, the pair of xSMV GE 70
> tons would pull one train and the MRS-1 would pull
> the other.
>
> I did a little contract work for them, and
> suggested they instead look for xSP SD9Es - the
> ones out of the first order were actually fairly
> light at around 165 tons, just like the Nevada
> Northern SD7 #401 that used to work the line. NN
> also kept one or two of their Alcos blue carded as
> backups to the 401. They apparently bought some
> SD9s instead of the MRS-1, and the 70 tons worked
> the concentrate loader.
>
> Not sure if the MRS1 was owned by FRRS and
> brokered by Morgan, or Morgan directly? BTW - as
> far as I know NN 401 still exists at a power plant
> in Utah. And there is an Alco MRS-1 long stranded
> at Royal City, WA. To my knowledge it belonged to
> the TOppenish museum when they operated that and
> the White Swan lines years ago.
Very short sighted
A Milwaukee SD9 or SDL sould have been a perfect fit
