> There certainly was an unusual concentration of 6-axle > U-boats: six, vs four SD's. More often than not, the WB UPS > trains had a pair of SD's with 5000 gal fuel tanks to avoid > having to refuel enroute, but they weren't always available > at Croxton when needed. In a perfect world, that might have been true, but it was a common sight to see trains with lashups that did not have all-5000 gallon units (which kind of defeats the purpose and kills efficiency!). There are several lashups that also featured a pair of 5000-gallon units and a third lesser unit (usually a GP35 or U25B - I would assume this style of consist is to get the trains over the grades east of Binghamton, and the spare unit just went along for the ride to Chicago?) To wit, here are some A/CX-99 consists with non-paired-5000hp lashups: 10/11/72: 3604/3624 10/13/73: 3614/1400/14xx/14xx/14xx 4/12/74: 2576/2556/2583 1/1/75: 3638/3632 2/75: 3671/3626 9/75: 3318/33xx ??/75: 3622/2556 5/24/75: 3609/258x/SD45 3/26/76: 3324/SDP45 > Thanks for posting, Schuyler. That was Steve Timko's post :) - Paul The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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