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[quote user="n012944"][quote user="coborn35"][quote user="WCfan"][quote user="coborn35"][quote user="WSOR 3801"] The old WC is not all that flat.  Lots of hills and valleys, a roller coaster if you will.  From Waukesha to Slinger northbound is mostly uphill, with a little down at Rugby.  That is the part I have run on, not sure of the rest of the line.They were moving pretty big trains, and the SD45 were acquired cheaply.  GP40s might have cost the same, or more per unit, and SD40-2s weren't on the market like they are now.[/quote]Yea, coming into Neenah youve got a fairly steep hill, big enough Ive never got up it going more than 20, considering I charged it going 50. Onthe way down, got to use heavy dynamics with them heavy tank trains. [/quote]I'm not saying Wisconsin is ALL flat. But it's flatter than the rockies, which is where WC got most of there SD45s. But Wisconsin Does have it's share of grades.[/quote]Thats whats called a contradiction. Also, I wasnt aware that either GN, CB&Q, NP and Frisco ran through the Rockies..... [/quote]The GN and the NP ran through the Rockies, and the Cascades for that matter. Also the CB&Q and Frisco units ran over the Rockies while owned by the BN.Bert[/quote]Don't forget that the Frisco had a rough line through the Ozarks. Not quite the rockies but the profile was still difficult enough for it to be in the hands of a short line now.
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