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<p>[quote user="GP40-2"]</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>A single ES44 would pull more total tonnage up Archer, thanks to its much better adhesion and higher TE. I suspect the 3985 would make faster time with a train it could pull, due to a 600 - 700 HP advantage it would have over the ES at 35-40 mph. Or maybe not. The 3985 has a small capacity boiler  compared to a N&W Class A or Yellowstone...</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>---allow me to add same facts from the Video-tape:</p> <p>Distance: 219miles</p> <p>tot. time: 5:13h (including a service stop)</p> <p>so the av. speed was something about 40-43mph.</p> <p>We should not forget that this happened 1990, now 20 years ago. I do not think 6000hp dieselz were common that era,  so it was a bit more show that time...</p> <p>-lars</p> <p> </p>
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