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MNRR M-8 deliveries

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MNRR M-8 deliveries
Posted by blue streak 1 on Friday, October 21, 2011 1:43 PM

MNRR has released an update of # of M-8s in service

http://mta.info/mnr/html/newM8.html

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Posted by narig01 on Sunday, December 25, 2011 8:01 PM

Odd question.   How are these being delivered?    By rail or over the highway?

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Posted by D.Carleton on Monday, December 26, 2011 1:06 AM

Unlike the M7s, which came on flatcars, the M8s come on their own wheels.

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Posted by uphogger on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 10:10 PM

For about a month, there have been special instructions printed (twice, even) in UP track bulletins governing movement of the M8 cars.  I guess they're shipped in lots of 4 cars each.  The instructions cover a full page.

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