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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Feb 13 22:17:28 2005, in response to Re: Retirement Plans for R44/46?, posted by SelkirkTMO on Sun Feb 13 22:10:46 2005. If they're SMART about it (famous last words) then trains to be retired will be taken on a case by case basis as the new ones come in. A good number of ratty old broken down arnines survived longer than some of the newer cars that were replaced on a basis of how badly rotted some of the other cars were. Maybe that logic will prevail again this time.Although the 32's are the oldest and logically should go first, a pretty fair number of them are still in very good shape. And there's probably some 40's and 42's that are also OK while some 44's and 46's are basket cases for various reasons. If the SHOPS get a say in what stays and what goes, the fleet may turn out to be a bit larger than planned until all of the replacements are in the door, with a corresponding benefit to service ... |
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