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Re: PHOTOS: GG1s with Army-Navy Game trains |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Wed Jan 8 15:23:32 2020, in response to Re: PHOTOS: GG1s with Army-Navy Game trains, posted by Jackson Park B Train on Mon Jan 6 17:41:36 2020. E60's are still running in their intended role as freight engines at some places out west and baby versions are still in service in Taiwan. The problem with the E60 were 90mph+ operations using 3 axle freight trucks. The GG1s were high speed in the sense that they were geared for 90 or 100 at the time when 70mph was the standard. Amtrak tried a few at 110mph and it was ultimately a failure.The AEM7's lasted in service just as long as the GG1s (1940-1980 vs 1980-2017) without the benefit of freight service duty cycles. Overseas Swedish Rc4s are also still in operation. GG1's could not hold a candle to modern electric traction systems in day-to-day operation. The only issue was that none were preserved in an operational capacity for special occasions. |
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