Robb,<br><br>Thanks, sorry I was slow in getting back to you. My grandfather just died. You said 2 AC GE's are used all the way from Farm to Bluefield. Is the tonnage filled out at Flat Top anymore or has this practice been eliminated? I was looking at the tonnage rating of 2 DC's plus 2 AC's from Farm to Flat Top, it is about 100 ea. 143 ton cars. Does this sound right, it is what is in the Employee Timetable.<br>
<br>Also on manifest trains, are they in the 70 car range? more or less?<br><br>Thanks,<br><br>John Rhodes<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 1:36 PM, NW Mailing List <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org">nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<br>Prior to 10-08, two DC traction GEs up front... three DC traction GEs on the rear from Farm to Bluefield... after 10-08, to DC GEs up front, two AC traction GEs on the rear Farm to Bluefield.<br>Prior to 2001 or so (before the newer GE's took over the helper pool), they used four-unit sets of older EMD and GE power (SD40/40-2,C30/36-7), with two newer DCs up front.<br>
Before newer GE's (C39-8s etc) took over leading (mid 1980s), standard power set was three SD40/40-2,C30/36-7s up front... with four on the rear.<br>If helpers are needed on a manifest, they rate one unit... either they get one unit, or a regular set of helpers operates with just one unit online... wouldn't surpise me if the newer ES44ACs operate with the CTE software enabled as well when pushing a manifest...<br>
<br>Robb Fisher
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