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Re: Western Rail question
Author: Shortline Sammie
Date: 07-03-2010 - 18:28

The 803 is a "runner"; BC engine, roller bearings; alignment couplers etc. The 602 is a "rebuilder" in that it has a straight "B" engine and friction bearings. Once it is converted to roller bearings and the engine resealed, it most likely will end up in a grain elevator or such.

The reason that we decided to surplus the two units is that the 602 had been used as a parts source and the 803 was a standby unit. Once we got the SW-900 #901 which is kept at the Canby industrial park inside a fence we had a readily available backup unit just a few miles away.

The high probability that the 602 and 803 would eventually be hit by the copper thieves made the decision to trade them in on the GMD1 #1413 painful but a necessary business decision.

Shortline Sammie

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  Hey, Sammie! Where's the 803 now? OPRRMS 07-02-2010 - 12:33
  Re: Hey, Sammie! Where's the 803 now? butler 07-02-2010 - 17:06
  Re: Hey, Sammie! Where's the 803 now? Shortline Sammie 07-02-2010 - 19:59
  Re: Hey, Sammie! Where's the 803 now? OPRRMS 07-02-2010 - 20:43
  Western Rail question hepkema 07-03-2010 - 11:13
  Re: Western Rail question Shortline Sammie 07-03-2010 - 18:28
  Re: Western Rail question Butler 07-04-2010 - 00:15
  Re: Western Rail question Shortline Sammie 07-04-2010 - 06:35
  Re: Western Rail question Butler 07-04-2010 - 23:49
  602 Photos McCamish 07-03-2010 - 11:15
  Re: Hey, Sammie! Where's the 803 now? OPRRMS 07-02-2010 - 20:38


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