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SP8359_leading_EB_pigs_at_Allard_7-95

SP8359 leads a pig train eastbound around the Allard horseshoe on a hot July day in 1995

SP8359_leading_EB_pigs_at_Allard_7-95
dave n, Jun 27, 2006
    • SP 9811
      nice shot!
      Mar 9, 2007
    • BoxcabE50
      :D :D :D

      Boxcab E50
      Mar 9, 2007
    • HemiAdda2d
      Funny to see coal motors in such hot freight service....
      Oct 29, 2007
    • BoxcabE50
      What was their gearing? Would that make any difference at all?

      Boxcab E50
      Oct 29, 2007
    • HemiAdda2d
      It would limit top speed, and acceleration would be different from the 4-axle hotrods...
      The 'Grande SD50 in second position was geared 62:15, IIRC. Max speed is somewhere about 70 MPH. 57:20 gears, or the like, in GP60M's would max out above the century mark.
      Oct 29, 2007
    • James Fitch
      @HemiAdda2d

      The photo above appears to be mid-1990's judging by the SP unit with the UDE light plated over. After the SD50's joined in 1984, that released some of the tunnel motors into general freight service so mid-1980's not unusual to see them pulling non-coal trains.
      Nov 3, 2024
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