Russ489 Wrote:
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> When the locomotives arrived in Durango and work
> began to put them in service, the diesel/equipment
> mechanic at the time decided they all should be
> named, more out of whimsy than anything, and came
> up with the names. To my knowledge, they have no
> connection to any actual person. When it came
> time to letter them, the painter cutting the
> letter sets, tongue firmly in cheek, included the
> names and applied them. The crews refer to them
> by number rather than by name.
I thought they might be female names so when they act up they may be properly refered to!
JP