Model Train Talk South Africa

The Real thing - Prototype Talk => North America => Topic started by: Steve Smith on April 27, 2020, 08:07:39 AM

Title: Onion Pacific
Post by: Steve Smith on April 27, 2020, 08:07:39 AM

Hi Ed,

At last you have a opportunity to follow the prototype and have so many idle locomotives !

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/4/26/21230692/why-600-million-herd-iron-horses-pasture-salt-lake-city-union-pacific-locomotives-railroad

Steve   :howzit:

Title: Re: Onion Pacific
Post by: capeklr on April 27, 2020, 08:33:15 AM

Interesting article.

Title: Re: Onion Pacific
Post by: BigEd on April 28, 2020, 08:35:07 AM

Old news - been seeing that for ages...

Trains magazines of the late 1990's had some pictures in depicting these long lines of diesels standing just waiting... A lot of them got traded back to their manufacturers on newer stock.

SD70's (M/MAC too) got replaced very soon after by the ACe because of the new and very efficient traction control motors in them.

Just so you know... :peep: