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RE: (erielack) Another "what if": EL GP15-1 ?

The EL definitely had both on order, GE's order almost made it to the paint
shop, but from what I understand, the order was cancelled, new trucks were
applied (FB-2 instead of AAR-B), and they went to the L&N instead.

By the end of the EL, the GP35s were already doing more local work, and were
becoming common on some local freights. The days of the hotshot freights
were over for them. Plus, the RS3 re-engining program would have effectively
put enough units into service that new low-horsepower diesels wouldn't have
been necessary... Don't forget, the GP7s were still running strong, and the
30+ "new" units (U23B and GP38-2) would have helped drive the GP35s down to
local service as well.

	- Paul


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gripp, William [NCSUS] [mailto:WGRIPP_@_NCSUS.JNJ.COM] 
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 1:10 AM
> To: 'A Samostie'; erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: RE: (erielack) Another "what if": EL GP15-1 ?
> 
> 
> Doubtful.  I've seen sources that EL had GP38-2s and U23Bs on 
> order just prior to C.  There was even a rumor that GE had 
> some U23Bs in EL paint ready for delivery that were cancelled 
> because of C.  These would seem the logical sucessors to the 
> C424/425, U25B, GP35 portion of the EL roster.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A Samostie [mailto:quahog_@_sprint.ca]
> > Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 4:38 AM
> > To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> > Subject: (erielack) Another "what if": EL GP15-1 ?
> > 
> > 
> > Dear Group,
> > 
> > Following from the recent discussion about what happened to
> > the wrecked
> > FT, and EMD trade-ins...
> > 
> > I began to speculate whether EL would have been a customer 
> for GP15-1s 
> > as replacements for the remaining F units and 
> first-generation Geeps. 
> > According to Hundman Publishing's "EMD's GP15" by Dave 
> Peck, the first 
> > GP15-1s for CNW and MoPac were built in June 1976, just 
> after C-day.  
> > Of course, Conrail did what EL did not survive to do, and took
> > delivery of
> > 100 GP15-1s in 1979.
> > 
> > Although I often think of the EL as the "big power road" of the 
> > northeast, it did have many small light-duty branchlines to serve. 
> > Those first-generation Geeps, RS2s and RS3s couldn't last 
> forever. So, 
> > my guess is, had the EL continued operation, the GP15-1 (or even GE
> > U18Bs) would likely have served well on EL lines.  Opinions?
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Alan <quahog_@_sprint.ca>
> > 
> 
> 

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