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Re: SP&S 539...where can it run today? Astoria?cjnkj
Author: Tom Moungovan
Date: 01-16-2011 - 20:52

Erik H. Wrote:
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> Why not the SP&S Astoria Line - the underlying
> land is owned by ODOT who has some sway into the
> operations, and given all the free state money
> that P&W has gotten, including to upgrade the line
> for the non-existent ethanol trains, surely P&W
> would be willing to have a private operator run on
> it (provided that P&W was in no way responsible
> for the train or any mishaps.)

This locomotive is pretty heavy for the light work that it would most likely see.
Weren't the RDC's that ran there a few years back subsidized? And that was while the
economy was a little better, I believe. I feel this would be a case of too much
locomotive for the profile involved.

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  SP&S 539 sale Tom Moungovan 01-12-2011 - 20:55
  Re: SP&S 539 sale GCR 01-13-2011 - 17:53
  Re: SP&S 539 sale GCR 01-13-2011 - 17:55
  Re: SP&S 539 sale Graham Buxton 01-13-2011 - 19:00
  Re: SP&S 539 sale? Tom Moungovan 01-13-2011 - 21:08
  Re: SP&S 539 sale? GCRY_4960 01-13-2011 - 21:15
  Re: SP&S 539 sale? Tom Moungovan 01-14-2011 - 07:55
  Re: SP&S 539 sale? Butler 01-14-2011 - 08:00
  Re: SP&S 539...where can it run today? Tom Moungovan 01-14-2011 - 11:05
  Re: SP&S 539...where can it run today? GCRY_4960 01-14-2011 - 17:45
  Re: SP&S 539...where can it run today? Erik H. 01-16-2011 - 19:44
  Re: SP&S 539...where can it run today? Astoria?cjnkj Tom Moungovan 01-16-2011 - 20:52
  Re: SP&S 539...where can it run today? Astoria?cjnkj Steve Thompson 01-16-2011 - 20:58
  Re: SP&S 539...where can it run today? PNWRFan 01-17-2011 - 07:24
  Re: SP&S 539 sale? Butler 01-17-2011 - 04:49


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