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Re: March 1980 SP 16th St Station #5 and Fun Train
Author: C Giulini
Date: 03-14-2014 - 09:21

Nor was it projected...perhaps because the "cobbled-together" SDP40F design was just that: cobbled-together...that it would be ill-suited for operation on several major Amtrak routes, where they derailed with alsrming frequency, resulting their lifetimes being cut short to as little as five years.

What did prove true: they were easily converted to freight use and performed well in that role, as proven by Santa Fe after they traded some surplus switchers for Amtrak's last few SDP40Fs.

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  March 1980 SP 16th St Station #5 and Fun Train Drew Jacksich 03-10-2014 - 18:20
  Re: March 1980 SP 16th St Station #5 and Fun Train Peter D. 03-11-2014 - 09:49
  Re: March 1980 SP 16th St Station #5 and Fun Train George Andrews 03-11-2014 - 11:17
  Re: March 1980 SP 16th St Station #5 and Fun Train Drew Jacksich 03-11-2014 - 17:13
  Re: March 1980 SP 16th St Station #5 and Fun Train George Andrews 03-12-2014 - 12:10
  Re: March 1980 SP 16th St Station #5 and Fun Train C Giulini 03-14-2014 - 09:21
  Re: March 1980 SP 16th St Station #5 and Fun Train Espee99 03-14-2014 - 10:24


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