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Jim Poston

December 05, 2004 11:27PM

To my knowledge the diesels are 3' narrow-gaugers that have spent most, if not all, of their lives in Pueblo.
One concern is that they are two-axle units, as in two axles, total.
Another concern: the GLRR diesels operated in tandem as back-up to the steam power, this in order to have enough tractive effort to pull a loaded passenger train up the 4% grades on the Loop. A single, two-axle 44-ton diesel does not have the TE to haul much of a passenger train, and if CHS/Railstar is expecting to use one of these critters as primary power until bigger steam is available, expect stubby trains and minimal ridership in 2005.
(Note to self: find out TE of GLRR #15, #130 and #140)
-Jim

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12/01/04 Loop Park Committee Meeting LINK	Jim Poston	November 30, 2004 07:45AM
Re: 12/01/04 Loop Park Committee Meeting	Kerry Ann	November 30, 2004 06:30PM
LPCC Meet At Idaho Springs Visitor Ctr.	Jim Poston	November 30, 2004 09:11PM
Some Meeting Details LINK	Jim Poston	December 02, 2004 09:30PM
Re: Some Meeting Details LINK	Chris Webster	December 03, 2004 07:09AM
LPCC Notes	Jim Poston	December 05, 2004 02:33AM
Re: LPCC Notes	Jim Poston	December 05, 2004 07:58AM
Re: LPCC Notes	Kerry Ann	December 05, 2004 09:36AM
Re: Diesels	Jack Ways	December 05, 2004 05:20PM
Re: Diesels	Jim Poston	December 05, 2004 11:27PM
Re: Diesels	Chris Webster	December 06, 2004 05:49AM
Re: Diesels	Roger Mitchell	December 06, 2004 07:58AM
Re: Diesels	Stephen Peck	December 08, 2004 09:31AM
Re: Diesels	Steve Stockham	December 09, 2004 07:07AM
Unh, that's Dis-easels - isn't it?	Russ Sperry	December 09, 2004 11:54PM
Re: Diesels	Ed Briggs	December 06, 2004 09:20AM
Re: Diesels	Dan Robirds	December 06, 2004 12:07PM
Where are the Diesels??	Jack Ways	December 07, 2004 11:07AM
Re: Diesels	Ted Krumreich	December 06, 2004 12:00PM
Re: Diesels	Jim Poston	December 06, 2004 12:44PM
Re: Diesels	Ted Krumreich	December 06, 2004 02:03PM
Re: LPCC Notes	Ron Ruhoff	December 08, 2004 07:24AM
Re: LPCC Notes	Randy Buchter	December 08, 2004 08:26AM
Re: LPCC Notes LINK	Rod Jensen	December 08, 2004 12:01PM
Re: LPCC Notes	John	December 08, 2004 02:20PM
Re: 44-ton or 25-ton???? LINK	Jack Ways	December 08, 2004 03:19PM
Re: 44-ton or 25-ton????	Paul Gibbs	December 08, 2004 04:23PM
Re: 44-ton or 25-ton????	Roger Mitchell	December 09, 2004 07:10AM
Re: 44-ton or 25-ton????	Jerry Huck	December 08, 2004 06:13PM
25-ton?	Dan Robirds	December 09, 2004 02:53PM
Re: LPCC Notes	Rod Jensen	December 08, 2004 03:21PM
Re: LPCC Notes	John	December 08, 2004 03:55PM
We'll be fine - just wait and see.	Stephen Peck	December 09, 2004 10:02AM
Re: LPCC Notes - Grades??	Russ Sperry	December 10, 2004 12:35AM
Re: LPCC Notes - Grades??	Skip Luke	December 10, 2004 09:08PM

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