Re: Amtrak F40 #229 with San Diegan at LAUPT
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 01-13-2014 - 20:32
Hoghead 1 Wrote:
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> George Andrews Wrote:
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> > My favorite Amtrak F40 " Blast Box " was the
> Three
> > Dueces # 222. I seemed to find that engine all
> the
> > time along the 3rd & 4th Districts.
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> It was my favorite to run as well. That unit had
> some real get up and go. The 250, on the other
> hand, was a real dog.
The 204 was my personal fave, although I could improve the performance of some of the others simply by draining the governor oil down to where it should be.