terry fosback Wrote:
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> I was
> told by a MOW manager that a number of years ago
> the UP had some type of mechanical issue with the
> #844 and wanted to turn it in at either Lagrande
> or Telecaset Oregon, but couldn't / wouldn't.
That would be the centipede tender. They are more rigid than the #844, and especially the #3985 and #4014, and are prone to derailing, especially when backing up, so extreme care is needed when choosing any yard tracks to run them on. It's enough of a problem that IIRC, Steve Lee had once considered recommissioning one of the water cars back into a full fledged tender to use in place of the current tender due to their having six wheel trucks, making them much more forgiving on questionable track.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/2016 09:49AM by Kelly Anderson.