Re: CORP test over Siskiyou
Author: Graham Buxton
Date: 05-10-2010 - 13:42

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:
[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



Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  CORP test over Siskiyou Espee99 05-09-2010 - 19:29
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Montague Micah 05-10-2010 - 08:42
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Mike M 05-10-2010 - 08:54
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou BOB2 05-10-2010 - 10:14
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Graham Buxton 05-10-2010 - 10:53
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou OldPoleBurner 05-10-2010 - 11:27
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Espee99 05-10-2010 - 12:45
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Graham Buxton 05-10-2010 - 13:42
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Erik H. 05-10-2010 - 15:01
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou -- Oversize loads... George Andrews 05-10-2010 - 17:41
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Chambers Bay 05-10-2010 - 18:42
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Craig Tambo 05-10-2010 - 23:57
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Chambers Bay 05-11-2010 - 11:05
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Curtis R. Milburn 05-12-2010 - 12:52
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Mike Root 05-12-2010 - 16:40
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Graham Buxton 05-12-2010 - 17:56
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou Curtis R. Milburn 05-19-2010 - 15:20
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou BOB R 05-10-2010 - 21:14
  Re: CORP test over Siskiyou BN Oly 05-16-2010 - 11:50


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