jgunning Wrote:
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> Kevin,
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> I've been meaning to ask. Did it smell like French
> fries?
Honestly, no. The exhaust pretty much smelled the same as it does on the lines that burn waste-oil. It is entirely possible that both locos were burning diesel on this trip. I know that there was talk of refueling from a parked FP40 at Willaha Siding on the first day, although the only thing I saw them actually pumping was water from a tank car. It is also possible that diesel was used to enhance their ability to make smoke for photo ops. These locos normally run a pretty clean stack.
But no, I did not notice any tendency for these engines to smell like McDonalds!
/Kevin