Espee99 Wrote:
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> I was hoping that it would indicate if the numbers
> indicated it was possible to continue testing with
> a more normal sized train to determine possible
> benefits or that it still was not worth it to
> restart service.
There is a
cryptic post on TO that is written as though it may have been made by a CORP crewmember. However, that may not be the case. Here's a link to the thread:
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www.trainorders.com]
And if you can't see the thread, here are the comments:
Date: 05/02/10 00:14
Re: My take on the CORP Special today
Author: solivares
the unit did a good job on the 3% grades going over siskiyou we have 16 load cars and 1 empty a total of 2100 tons the units only use 65% of horsepower max and some areas only 55% we dint have a single wheel slip the weather was ideal the unit use only 403 gallons of fuel total from weed to medford having a 38% fuel saving and living room for mechanical fail er and weather conditions the test was a success i cant answer the CORP have to answer that