by sullivan1985
Maybe not in revenue freight service, but did the SD45s ever make an appearance on the M&E? Work train service perhaps or did the GP9's get that work.
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sullivan1985 wrote:Maybe not in revenue freight service, but did the SD45s ever make an appearance on the M&E? Work train service perhaps or did the GP9's get that work.
They were doing wire work that day, so only one track was in service. I have other Erie Lackawanna shots on Railpictures.net, but none of the high wire carI'll look for them....thanks.
So, in all likelihood, a heavy freight movement over the M&E, hauled by SD-45s or other big units, would not have occurred unless a train had to be rerouted because of a derailment, construction or other service disruption.I don't have the book poster 4180 referenced that caught the 45's hauling a long freight thru the Oranges on the Morristown line. Given the steep grade Westbound between Millburn and Summit, I would guess those bruts were screeming like crazy to hold speed and avoid a stall that day !