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cdaspit

June 17, 2016 05:47PM

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Think of it this way, the 476 has been stored for a long time with no usage and the associated wear and tear. It makes since to park the 478 for a while and then maybe later the 473. The overall life expectancy of the locomotive class is extended over a much longer period of time.

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DSNG 476 and 478 status	BoxcarBetty	June 16, 2016 05:25PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	jim pallow	June 16, 2016 05:37PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Fritz Klinke	June 16, 2016 05:45PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	hsuthe	June 16, 2016 05:47PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	hsuthe	June 16, 2016 05:47PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	BoxcarBetty	June 16, 2016 05:52PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	hsuthe	June 16, 2016 05:53PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Tower Operator	June 16, 2016 07:10PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	J.B.Bane	June 17, 2016 04:52PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	rainbowroute	June 16, 2016 08:40PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Samart	June 17, 2016 04:52PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	JS Driver	June 17, 2016 05:30PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	cdaspit	June 17, 2016 05:47PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Will Gant	June 17, 2016 07:23PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	JS Driver	June 17, 2016 10:10PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Jeff Taylor	June 17, 2016 10:44PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Chris Walker	June 18, 2016 12:11AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	C&TS488fan	June 18, 2016 06:54AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	CharlieMcCandless	June 18, 2016 06:54AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Randy	June 18, 2016 09:02AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	tomc	June 18, 2016 09:08AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Scotthight	June 18, 2016 09:11AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Tomstp	June 18, 2016 09:12AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Samart	June 18, 2016 08:46PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Jon Walden	June 18, 2016 10:02PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	cdaspit	June 19, 2016 02:46PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Jon Walden	June 21, 2016 11:39AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Earl	June 21, 2016 03:20PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Scott Gibbs	June 19, 2016 08:06PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Kelly Anderson	June 21, 2016 08:07AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Will Gant	June 18, 2016 12:33PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Tomstp	June 18, 2016 12:51PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	CharlieMcCandless	June 18, 2016 02:31PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	hsuthe	June 18, 2016 04:25PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Will Gant	June 18, 2016 05:57PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	RGS in NC	June 21, 2016 01:59PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Chris Walker	June 21, 2016 04:14PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Daniel Huppenthal	June 25, 2016 10:47PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Dirk Ramsey	June 25, 2016 10:52PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Rich Murray	June 18, 2016 10:20AM
Rumors, speculation and arm-chair-quarterbacking	RichB	June 18, 2016 08:51PM
Re: Rumors, speculation and arm-chair-quarterbacking	hsuthe	June 21, 2016 09:47AM
Re: Rumors, speculation and arm-chair-quarterbacking	MSRRKevin	June 27, 2016 05:58PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	jim pallow	June 19, 2016 06:16AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	Herb Kelsey	June 19, 2016 09:26PM
473	John West	June 20, 2016 07:13AM
Re: 473	Herb Kelsey	June 20, 2016 04:48PM
Re: 473	Johnson Barr	June 27, 2016 12:39PM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	C&TS488fan	June 21, 2016 10:09AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status	cjack476	July 02, 2016 08:15AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status - photo opportunity?	Andrew Roth	July 03, 2016 09:57AM
Re: DSNG 476 and 478 status - photo opportunity?	Jeff Taylor	July 03, 2016 12:26PM

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