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(erielack) Re: Erielack Digest V2 #515



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> 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


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