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Re: Meanwhile, for folks who come to AP for the choo-choo's... This may be bad news for CARB's locomotive emissions rule.
Author: been there
Date: 01-13-2024 - 13:52
Wes Wrote:
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> Ahhh.....another locomotive expert!
> Since I have had the unique experience of having
> worked on them, run them, including the NWP unit,
> gensets are much more capable of hauling freight
> at speed as well as pulling much more tonnage
> including one 6 axle unit lifting 14,000 tons from
> the arrival bowl at Roseville onto the lead, with
> the trailing conventional in isolation. While I
> agree they had some initial and continuing issues
> that adversely affected availability, once
> maintained they perform with the same tractive
> effort as current mainline locomotives.
> I also like the cabs, as they offer good
> visibility forward and better noise and comfort
> levels.
> I do like the "germsets", haven't heard that one
> in a while.
> Sierra Northern has acquired a big fleet, and
> these are reliably handling volume frieght at
> several locations. Tie and effort make these
> reliable runners.
>
> Refer to "D-Day on the Western Pacific" and look
> how bad EMD FTs performed, replacing rings after
> one run up the canyon.
> Hope this is enlightening,
> Wes
Full disclosure Wes .From a man who represents RJ Corman i'm not shocked at how great you claim your gensets are. I'm sure the later models are better built and more reliable than the first models but you don't need a mechanic to follow around an EMD . Not sure what tie and effort mean? Maybe daily maintenance instead of tri monthly maintenance on a EMD. Perhaps another Ahhh.. locomotive expert from Sierra Northern is willing to chime in.
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> Ahhh.....another locomotive expert!
> Since I have had the unique experience of having
> worked on them, run them, including the NWP unit,
> gensets are much more capable of hauling freight
> at speed as well as pulling much more tonnage
> including one 6 axle unit lifting 14,000 tons from
> the arrival bowl at Roseville onto the lead, with
> the trailing conventional in isolation. While I
> agree they had some initial and continuing issues
> that adversely affected availability, once
> maintained they perform with the same tractive
> effort as current mainline locomotives.
> I also like the cabs, as they offer good
> visibility forward and better noise and comfort
> levels.
> I do like the "germsets", haven't heard that one
> in a while.
> Sierra Northern has acquired a big fleet, and
> these are reliably handling volume frieght at
> several locations. Tie and effort make these
> reliable runners.
>
> Refer to "D-Day on the Western Pacific" and look
> how bad EMD FTs performed, replacing rings after
> one run up the canyon.
> Hope this is enlightening,
> Wes
Full disclosure Wes .From a man who represents RJ Corman i'm not shocked at how great you claim your gensets are. I'm sure the later models are better built and more reliable than the first models but you don't need a mechanic to follow around an EMD . Not sure what tie and effort mean? Maybe daily maintenance instead of tri monthly maintenance on a EMD. Perhaps another Ahhh.. locomotive expert from Sierra Northern is willing to chime in.
