He is absolutely correct, but I figured that as long as they were dstinguished in some way I wouldn't make a big deal of it.UP used to be a faster railroad than it is today (they even slowed down portions of the CNW after the merger!). The DDA40X units and a bunch of SD40-2s were geared for 80 m.p.h. at one time. Nowadays you run into a lot of speed restrictions depending on the type of freight equipment you're hauling (some in the name of safety, some for fuel conservation). Some of the cars that used to be run at 70 or better are now restricted to 50 or even 40...if they're allowed at all!
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
For those of you who might have been "Home Improvement" fans, I am surprised there was not a "Binford 8000" model. Arr-arr-arr.
U50C
C855 A Unit
C855 B Unit
DD35
DD35A
DD40A(X) Centennial aka "Big Jack"
tree68I have no doubt that he's right, but it's interesting that it took ten years to catch the mistake...
It's been corrected in other threads on here, including at least once by me (under a different user name). Sometimes you can't get 'em all before they drop off the radar!
Fortunately we have truth-seeking people who care to send the very best when they find unresolved error... I resemble that remark.
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