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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by dekemd CSX doesn't seem to care about what's lashed together. ACs, DCs, four axles, six axles, it don't matter as long as it runs. It's very common to see two AC4400s and a SD40-2 behind them on coal freights. Saw one the other day that had two sd40-2s with a four axle GE between them. NS does seem to keep like units together. The odd thing NS does is use SD80MACS for locals! Never heard an explanation why. Derrick [/quote] Only reason I'm aware of Derrick is the fact that NS does not like AC motive power and keep them segregated from the rest of thier DC fleet. I travel thru PA on the weekends near Indiana, and usually see 2 pairs of the 80MACs in coal service on a branch line. I live above the gallitzin tunnels in PA, and quite often see a set of them delivering the local, as you have mentioned. They get serviced in town next to me, Cresson, PA, and I frequently watch 4-8 of them there. Also NS will put them on thier local work trains. Sil
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