Re: Last D&RGW use of the T-12’s and the Chili Line
| April 21, 2019 07:18AM |
John K Wrote:
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> Given all that above, it's really kind of amazing
> that the T-12s survived as long as they did. I'm
> guessing they could hustle when they needed to???
> Or at least compared to a c-16 or equivalent?
>
> If I'm not mistaken, the soak mudhens were
> sidelined before the last of the t-12s. Seems to
> me one of those could do a bit more than a t-12.
> But it couldn't run to Lake City
I have seen it said that one reason for retaining the T-12's for light service runs like Lake City and the Santa Fe passenger was that crew pay was based in part on engine weight. so if a T-12 could handle the job, it was cheaper to use than other classes.
hank
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> Given all that above, it's really kind of amazing
> that the T-12s survived as long as they did. I'm
> guessing they could hustle when they needed to???
> Or at least compared to a c-16 or equivalent?
>
> If I'm not mistaken, the soak mudhens were
> sidelined before the last of the t-12s. Seems to
> me one of those could do a bit more than a t-12.
> But it couldn't run to Lake City
I have seen it said that one reason for retaining the T-12's for light service runs like Lake City and the Santa Fe passenger was that crew pay was based in part on engine weight. so if a T-12 could handle the job, it was cheaper to use than other classes.
hank
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