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EMD F units in passenger service....hmmmm...

EMD F units in passenger service....hmmmm...

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CSSHEGEWISCH

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March 2016
From: Burbank IL (near Clearing)
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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Monday, January 31, 2005 9:56 AM

Slight correction to the above post, Metra ex-C&NW E8A's were the pilot engines on the flood detours. Metra's last F's (also ex-C&NW) were in work train duty by that time if they were still on the roster.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul

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Anonymous

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April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 31, 2005 11:37 AM

Puckdropper - So long as your layout is set when the weather is reasonable don't worry about using FA1s on your passenger trains. There are many examples on the railroads where otherwise freight locomotives were used for passenger operations in the summer.