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PRR

April 22, 2001 05:52PM

Doug,
Just leave the adjectives off, and stop trying to make people believe a model 44 ton GE locomotive is a failure because of a few derailment on bad track on the Farmington branch. All diesels had the same problems when they came out onto steam only trackage. The linked suspension system of the steam locomotive and also the PRR GG1 electric (and P-5) was superior to any diesel trucks and could ride over any bad track. I had ten diesel derailment in a weekend at Enola, PA and not one GG-1 derailment in two years on the same track. Were those diesels a failure? I knew all about the supposed reports you quoted when I challenged you remembrances. Please, keep opinions to just that. Just reviewed my movies of the unit doing fine switching duty at Skagway in 1974, and had recordings of the Cooper/Besmears engine. A odd looking brute. PRR

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narrow gauge diesels	Doug vV	April 21, 2001 07:45PM
Re: narrow gauge diesels	PRR	April 21, 2001 07:50PM
unsuccessful	Doug vV	April 21, 2001 08:55PM
Diesel on Silverton Branch	Greg Scholl	April 22, 2001 08:42AM
has the movie ever been on video? NM	Doug vV	April 22, 2001 03:14PM
No it hasn't! NM NM	Greg Scholl	April 23, 2001 06:10AM
Re: narrow gauge diesels	Mark Yates	April 22, 2001 01:37PM
Re: narrow gauge diesels	Doug vV	April 22, 2001 03:13PM
Re: narrow gauge diesels	Bruce R. Pier	April 22, 2001 04:14PM
Re: narrow gauge diesels	PRR	April 22, 2001 05:52PM
Re: narrow gauge diesels	John A Hammond	April 22, 2001 07:16PM
Re: narrow gauge diesels	Doug vV	April 23, 2001 04:58PM
Re: narrow gauge diesels	Jim Adams	April 26, 2001 07:00PM
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Re: narrow gauge diesels	Dennis O'Berry	April 24, 2001 11:46AM
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Re: narrow gauge diesels	Mark Valerius	April 26, 2001 04:24PM
Narrow gauge diesel-MR article	Doug vV	April 28, 2001 05:22PM
Re: Narrow gauge diesel-MR article	PRR	April 29, 2001 02:04PM
Re: Narrow gauge diesel-MR article	Steffen Rosmus	April 29, 2001 03:22PM
Re: Narrow gauge diesel-MR article	Mark Valerius	April 30, 2001 06:53AM
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