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Why so few SD.80 MACS?
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the 80 macs were the beginning of a new era for emd, in the ac world. the 80's had the bugs like all other ac's did and still do. ----they are run by computers. cr 4100-01 spent it's first few days in the repair shops in enola, pa. bugs... and lots of them. ge has yet to find an exterminator. i talked to a few cr crews, and they actually liked them! they just hated the load time with the onboard computers. they said," once they loaded, they did what they were designed to do,.....pull hard. now, for csx, and their ge's. the computers cannot familiarize the program to pump out 6000 hp, therefore the crankshafts spin too fast, and, SNAP! now, in paranoid fear, CSX is removing all the 5000 hp power plants, and replacing them with 4300 hp blocks in the 80macs. csx would operate better too, if the tracks were actually in gauge, and were ballasted. e.g.- new track on the metro-sub-division in point of rocks, md. they lost the UPS bullet train to, NS. what was on the point of those trains some of the time? AC'S. NS with their dc power are getting it done on or ahead of schedule. still did not do it like big blue did! so sick of seeing useless widecab ge's up here in montgomery cty, pa. happy holidays to all!! hey csx engineer, watch your spelling of "because", there is an "o" in there! someone may pick on ya'. stay safe on the rails! now, let's get little binny!!!!!
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