> > Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 14:10:58 -0500 > From: "Tupaczewski, Paul R \(Paul\)" <"paultup_@_lucent.com"> > Subject: (erielack) SD45/SDP45 and how they went > > Here's a question that's always perplexed me: Why were the EL SD45's > scrapped so quickly into Conrail (not even sold, but scrapped?), and why did > the similarly-aged SDP45's survive? Is this an issue with their leases? I > know that many units were owned by Dereco, so I assumed this is what kept > many of the units alive? > > - Paul > Perhaps Conrail favored the SDPs for the same reason EL bought them - for their larger fuel tanks. Dean ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the erielack photopage at http://el-list.railfan.net ------------------------------
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