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RE: (erielack) RE: U34CH sound



>  Love the stories about the U34CH's, but in freight service I 
> recall they actually sounded just like any other U-boat of 
> that class. When setup for passenger service they were 
> powering the HEP at high idle. 
>  It's intresting, CNJ ended up getting GP40P's. Imagine if EL 
> purchased those instead! I heard B&O was behind that purchase 
> with the notion they could adapt them for freight service if 
> the CNJ shed assests after liqudation. 


Very true - the CNJ units were even numbered in a B&O freight series!

	- Paul

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