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RE: (erielack) EL FT trade-ins

I believe all the FT's were off the roster by 1965/1966, traded-in on
GP35s... I don't think the trucks were reused, though...

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: A Samostie [mailto:quahog_@_sprint.ca] 
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 4:12 AM
> To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: (erielack) EL FT trade-ins
> 
> 
> Dear Group,
> 
> Bill K has already said what I originally thought -- not 
> likely an FT would be rebuilt in 1965.  They were already 
> gone from most roads by then.  Always wondered why at least 
> the FT carbodies weren't re-used... although a few (on other 
> roads) probably ended up as F7s or F9s, before even those 
> models ceased production.
> 
> Question is, when did the remaining FTs (or, for that matter, F3s and
> GP7s) disappear en masse from the EL?  What were they traded 
> in for -- GP35s??  I can't recall whether EL purchased any 
> other four-axle second generation EMDs that could have made 
> use of the Blomberg B trucks and traction motors.
> 
> I do know that EL was among the last northern railroads to 
> continue using a sizeable fleet of F7s and even the re-geared 
> E8s right up to C-day... so I guess we can be thankful for that.
> 
> Cheers,
> Alan <quahog_@_sprint.ca>
> 

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