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Motive power for the Montreal Limited/Laurentian trains

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Motive power for the Montreal Limited/Laurentian trains
Posted by Ulrich on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 12:31 PM

What motive power was used for these trains prior to D&H's purchase of the PA's?

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Posted by rcdrye on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 12:41 PM

Alco RS2s/RS3s.  In the 1970s D&H traded a pair of RS3s to B&M for a pair of RS3s with boilers as backup for the PAs on the Adirondack.  D&H Also leased pairs of EL E8s as necessary in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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