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Re: (erielack) Athearn EL SD45-2

Good question, Donald. However once Roseville tunnel was single-tracked, the Lackawanna side cleared high trailers and loaded trilevels (height 17' and 18' respectively), vs 15' 5" for a stock SD45 (horn and fans). 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: donald kern 
  To: Paul R. Tupaczewski 
  Cc: 'Paul Brezicki' ; 'EL Mailing List' 
  Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 12:51 AM
  Subject: Re: (erielack) Athearn EL SD45-2


  How about running the Lackawanna side?

  Paul R. Tupaczewski wrote:

Nice loco, can't wait fro mine to arrive. It reminds me of 
the irony of EL, the quintessential H&W route thanks to Erie 
clearances, ordering locomotives with trimmed-down fans and 
low-mounted horns. LDY said it was for  tight NE clearances 
on Maybrook runthroughs, but PC didn't take this precaution 
and wasn't breaking off horns.
    
I don't think we ever got (or for that matter, ever will) an "official"
reason for this. We've heard as reasons:

* Maybrook runthroughs
* Cleveland "tunnels" (those big low bridges)

All seem logical enough, but it doesn't explain why run-through power with
"standard" rooftop appliances also ran on trains in these circumstances. I
personally would love to see the clearance profile that justified the
low-profile appliances.  Was it just pure paranoia on someone's part?

	- Paul

  


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