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Re: LIRR Looking to Supplement Current Diesel Fleet |
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Posted by Joe V on Tue Oct 8 13:59:51 2013, in response to Re: LIRR Looking to Supplement Current Diesel Fleet, posted by Olog-hai on Tue Oct 8 13:50:06 2013. Prendergast made the Super Steel decision, a combo of LIRR's love affair with EMD because the GP38 and MP15 were great engines, and Pataki political corruption. GE's are also known to be slow "loaders".Amtrak engineers on the west coast prefer an F59 to a Gennie due to acceleration, even though the F59 is not otherwise a great engine, and don't MU well with a GE. When they deadhead an F59 between the west coast and Beech Grove, someone has to ride it with it to monitor for axle lock up when in trailing position. Something about MU connection with the GE does not communicate well. An F40 would not fit. It would have to be a GP40 and possibly cut some notches in the long hood to clear Jamaica. |
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