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| Author: | john [ Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Believe it or not... |
...the CP still uses its wash rack!  http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnfladung/2672401835/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnfladung/2673220762/ Last time I talked to an engineer at the yard he said the costs of the washing materials was really starting to prohibit washing units on a more regular basis. I wonder if they are only doing the ones that are so dirty you could hardly make out which railroad it belonged to. |
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| Author: | MilwaukeeroadMatt [ Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Believe it or not... |
But do they use soap? |
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| Author: | CMST.P.&OLakeElmo [ Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Believe it or not... |
They have tlo use stuff aproved by the EPA or one of those agencies, there was an article in TRAINS not too long ago about it, I think the June issue. |
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| Author: | willard1346 [ Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Believe it or not... |
Your lucky to see that. I hate washing locos when it is hot and they have no AC. You can only go .5 MPH and it gets hot in those cabs. That day i think it was about 120 in that cab when i finally got to open the windows up. |
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| Author: | john [ Thu Jul 17, 2008 5:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Believe it or not... |
| Author: | CMST.P.&OLakeElmo [ Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Believe it or not... |
I once got to drive a AC4400CW leased to CP unit into the wash rack there. My cousin used to work for the CP there. |
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| Author: | willard1346 [ Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Believe it or not... |
Yea that was me. |
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