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Thom Lyons

February 06, 2001 04:54PM

Pearlman wreck havoc everyplace he went. Look what he did back east?
The DRGW NG could have been run profitably and I have seen records of a full study showing that the purchase of 8 NG ALCO or GE locos could have done the trick. The #50 could pull what a 2-8-0 could and a GE-45 tonner in 3' gauge had the tractive effort of the C-25. A WP&Y DL-??? would have done the trick nicely replacing the K's.
Anyone who doubts that NG can make money need only look all over the world at the miles of 42" and Meter gauge RR's there are that are in the black.
Here in Australia 2 states are 100% NG, Queensland is 95% 42" and Western Australia is 50-50.
His crazy idea was that everyone thought the DRGW was all NG and were bypassing the bridge route the Grande was. He was more interested in the way things looked than the way things are.
Cheers
THOM

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Perlman's Legacy.	El Coke	February 02, 2001 02:14PM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Michael Allen	February 02, 2001 04:32PM
From Perlman to Dilbert	B Shoup	February 02, 2001 06:29PM
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Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Michael Allen	February 02, 2001 10:35PM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Grant Houston	February 03, 2001 10:53AM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Dennis O'Berry	February 03, 2001 11:07AM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Doug vV	February 02, 2001 07:22PM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Chris Callaway	February 03, 2001 07:04AM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Dennis O'Berry	February 03, 2001 11:35AM
Good Business and bad Karma	El Coke	February 03, 2001 04:55PM
Re: Good Business and bad Karma	Doug vV	February 03, 2001 07:57PM
Business Culture vs.American Culture	El Coke	February 04, 2001 03:34PM
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Re: Good Business and bad Karma	Herb Kelsey	February 03, 2001 10:54PM
Re: Good Business and bad Karma	Doug vV	February 05, 2001 04:46PM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Emeril	February 08, 2001 10:09PM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Chris Callaway	February 04, 2001 07:23AM
He's still no friend of mine NM	Grant Houston	February 03, 2001 10:50AM
Don't say anything nice about Perlman	John West	February 05, 2001 07:22PM
Re: Don't say anything nice about Perlman	Steve C	February 07, 2001 11:11PM
Wreck of the Penn Central	John West	February 08, 2001 11:05AM
Re: Wreck of the Penn Central	Jessica Stacey	February 11, 2001 09:23AM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Thom Lyons	February 06, 2001 04:54PM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Earl Knoob	February 07, 2001 08:05AM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Thom Lyons	February 07, 2001 04:11PM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Earl	February 07, 2001 05:47PM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Doug vV	February 08, 2001 09:18PM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	Don Sharer	February 09, 2001 09:17AM
No Slight Intended	Earl	February 09, 2001 01:12PM
Re: Perlman's Legacy.	El-VB	February 07, 2001 03:13PM

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