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nedsn3

June 15, 2018 06:34AM

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I'd add one more to the above comments: steamers were hard on track. Perfect balance was impossible to achieve, and they heavily pounded track. N&W's decision to finally scrap steam was based on the estimate of the savings they would have in track maintenance by converting to diesel. Those savings allowed them to purchase the Virginian RR, so they were indeed substantial. The decision was made in '56 or '57, and by '59 all steam was gone.

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Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	kcsivils	June 14, 2018 04:47PM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	Chris Walker	June 14, 2018 06:15PM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	Will Gant	June 14, 2018 08:12PM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	pd3463	June 14, 2018 08:32PM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	GeorgeGaskill	June 15, 2018 12:38AM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	pd3463	June 15, 2018 01:16AM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	nedsn3	June 15, 2018 06:34AM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	Greg Scholl	June 15, 2018 06:41AM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	nedsn3	June 15, 2018 09:40AM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	narrowgaugejoe10	June 15, 2018 02:44PM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	Greg Scholl	June 15, 2018 02:57PM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	Tom Smith	June 15, 2018 04:31PM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	Greg Scholl	June 15, 2018 06:21PM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	Brian Norden	June 15, 2018 11:21PM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	Mark Huber	June 16, 2018 02:59AM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	nedsn3	June 17, 2018 01:20PM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	Greg Scholl	June 18, 2018 07:47AM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	nickgully	June 16, 2018 09:03AM
Re: Maintenance - Steam vs. Diesel	narrowgaugejoe10	June 18, 2018 09:00AM

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