Early east end Diesels

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About 1961, Crewe elected to route a drag to Sewells
Point, instead of Lamberts Point.  It passed  Tidewater
with five 4-axle units, both EMD's and Alco's.  It  was
toting 256 X 0.  Tonnage-wise, it probably didn't  compare
to today's trains because it was made up of 50, 70,  85-ton
hoppers, but it certainly tied up Granby Street for  a
while.
 
EdK - a Motive Power man here in Roanoke made a 
statement about early dieselization - "We'd assign
five units and hope that three would be on line at
the next terminal".  Care to clarify  that statement,  say
in 15 words or less ?
                                                   Harry Bundy



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