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Re: ''After a fire damaged the structural integrity of the elevated tracks, the western |
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Posted by Joe V on Fri Mar 13 16:20:31 2015, in response to Re: ''After a fire damaged the structural integrity of the elevated tracks, the western, posted by SLRT on Fri Mar 13 15:58:59 2015. The MP70T, MP72, P72, and MP75 were financed by NYS-DOT, not the PRR.It was irresponsible to castrate the MU cars at 10 - 17 years of age. They were also the only cars that could run when it snowed over 4". The original M-1 order was to be just 500 cars, as stated in a 1965 or 1966 article in Trains magazine - enough to finish off the MP54. That became 620 to do in the 80 MP70 to scrap and 44 T72 to diesel service. Then another 150 to do in all the rest of them to diesl service - money better spent on the TA, and buying a Comet-I like car for diesel service, which would have been cheaper than M-1's. |
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