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Can anyone out there help me to understand how and why locomotives from different "home" railroads wind up operating together, sometimes thousands of miles from their namesake operation ? I've been a serious railfan all my life and have never had this explained in any of the pubs or books that I devour. For example, how does UP get paid for the use of its equipment running on CSX's Sand Patch Grade in Pennsylvania ? If its really a "pool" of locomotives to be shared across the country, why bother having any specific RR markings on them at all ? And how does a railroad know of its inventory for service at any given time ? Thanks for any enlightenment on this subject. Walt Rossbach in Reston, VA.
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