Re: SLRG Iowa Pathetic Turd News
Author: Hot Water
Date: 06-08-2020 - 11:50
ed the turd Wrote:
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> Thanking you, that expplains a lot.
>
> The minimum curve for a SD70 coupled to a freight
> car is 15.4 degrees. Running over curves of 16
> degrees makes the choo choo wear out or climb the
> rails.
Sorry but the EMD 70 Series units were built with the HT-CR Radial (steerable) three axle truck, and thus do NOT cause the damage to curved rail as claimed. This is the same reason that the Alaska purchased SD70 units, in order to negotiate their sharp curves (previously Alaska RR rostered ONLY 4 Axl units).
> Which one of my loyal turd-lets made chose these
> locomotives?
Probably one of the few very smart ones, that knew about the 70 Series Radial Trucks.
Great news is that with only one SD70
> operational there is only 50% of the track being
> damaged by my turd philosophy.
Sorry, but you can't blame the crappy track on the SD70 units.