So long as all teh MU's are working, each pair puts out about 1100hp, and if you got six pair (12 cars) you'd have a 6600hp set....but there is hardly, if ever (ive never noticed any) wheelslip with MU's, and that power goes to the rails - each powered truck is only 375hp. (pairs have 3 powered trucks) The longer the train, the better the braking, and in some cases, probably better acceloration too.
Yea, I guess I should give the ol' FH more credit, but that thing sounded like it was gonna tear itself to shreds......and shoot something right through the electrical cabinet behind us!!!!
F40's seem to be a favorite of most NJT engineers that I have spoken too, and in my own cab rides, have a much better ride and are a LOT quieter than the GP40's, even teh cowled FH's. But my personal favorite is any GP40PH, with a "normal" cab able to see out the back, bouncing along at 90 plus MPH, and I mean bouncing!!! Its amazing how individual loco's, like passegner cars, get personalities, and they all have their own benefits, adn quirks!!
Can't wait to get a ride in the PL42's. If they are anything like the '46's in cab comfort, oh boy, wow, those things are like Cadillacs!!! (not the ol SP SD9's!!!!)
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