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Re: Vistors to Roseville in 1978
Author: WAF
Date: 03-08-2010 - 16:51

Freericks Wrote:
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> My first trip to California was August 1978 (had
> no idea I'd end up living here then).
>
> When I got here, the SP was in the full throes of
> the power shortage, with Pooches on the commuter
> trains.
>
> My question is this - the Bull Ring was full too,
> with U25Bs, C628s, C415s, and many other
> locomotives that were barely teenagers. Why
> weren't these things serviced and put back on line
> with the power shortage?

Some where used as parts sources for other similar locomotive types. Others, too far beyond economical repair. GE and ALCO just didn't make a very good locomotive that could hold up under the loads SP subjected them too. Wiring was a big problem on ALCO and GEs and GEs were labor intensive to service and repair.

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  Vistors to Roseville in 1978 Steve Sloan 03-08-2010 - 08:51
  Re: Vistors to Roseville in 1978 Peter D. 03-08-2010 - 12:46
  Re: Vistors to Roseville in 1978 Freericks 03-08-2010 - 15:42
  Re: Vistors to Roseville in 1978 WAF 03-08-2010 - 16:51
  Re: Vistors to Roseville in 1978 Freericks 03-08-2010 - 17:13


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