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Re: Oregon Pacific RR NW-5 and GMD-1 together, one last time
Author: SP5103
Date: 02-24-2013 - 22:58

The EMD 567B series engine is a real pain - and one of there big "goofs". BC are better, but you still have to fight the B heads.

Nowadays - the older engines are fast becoming uneconomical. If they don't have 26L or newer air, then you have to change it every year vs three years. And neither BNSF or UP will touch solid bearings, and changing draft gear to alignment control is expensive.

The NW5 got lost in the horsepower race, and it may not have been priced low enough to justify compared to a stock GP7 or SW7.

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  Oregon Pacific RR NW-5 and GMD-1 together, one last time Erik H. 02-24-2013 - 15:46
  Re: Oregon Pacific RR NW-5 and GMD-1 together, one last time Tom Hapner 02-24-2013 - 19:44
  Re: Oregon Pacific RR NW-5 and GMD-1 together, one last time George Andrews 02-24-2013 - 19:55
  Re: Oregon Pacific RR NW-5 and GMD-1 together, one last time SLOCONDR 02-24-2013 - 20:23
  Re: Oregon Pacific RR NW-5 and GMD-1 together, one last time Eugene 02-24-2013 - 20:45
  Re: Oregon Pacific RR NW-5 and GMD-1 together, one last time SP5103 02-24-2013 - 22:58
  Re: Oregon Pacific RR NW-5 and GMD-1 together, one last time John 02-24-2013 - 23:43
  Re: Oregon Pacific RR NW-5 and GMD-1 together, one last time Sheldon 02-25-2013 - 09:05
  Re: Oregon Pacific RR NW-5 and GMD-1 together, one last time Tom McCann 02-28-2013 - 23:25
  Re: Oregon Pacific RR NW-5 and GMD-1 together, one last time Craig Tambo 03-01-2013 - 09:20


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