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General discussion about locomotives, rolling stock, and equipment

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 #137754  by UPRR engineer
 
Engineer James wrote: But, still I get conflicting reports that the GP38-2 cannot support a long train at a high rate of speed approaching a medium-sharp curve.
Why is that? Maybe they were just speeding/highspotting buddy. With a good hog, with air threw the train anything is possible to some extent. I've ran a local train with one motor (SD 50) that had to many loaded cars for an engineer that relyed on the dynamic brakes a little too much to handle safely. I had no problem though, it was a rocket. :wink:

 #139665  by Engineer James
 
It is very possible to have been any of those... all I know is that is was a short low nose unit and single, hauling at least a 50-60 car train... It was going fast...

 #140589  by Engineer James
 
TerryC:
Sorry, I know it was not a GP40... it was too short... had to be a GP38-2.

 #140616  by TerryC
 
Ah, thank you Engineer James.

keep asking keep learning

 #141586  by mp15ac
 
Engineer James wrote:TerryC:
Sorry, I know it was not a GP40... it was too short... had to be a GP38-2.
The "standard" GP38/39/40 and their Dash 2 versions are all the same length. The GP7/9/18, the GP28/35, and the GP15-1 are all shorter the the "40" series.

Stuart

 #144864  by Engineer James
 
Well, maybe you guys were right... although i saw another train this week that was hauling and it was a MP15AC #1170 belongine to the CSX pulling the same train!!

 #148616  by CSX Conductor
 
crazy_nip wrote:and there is no reason a single GP38-2 would be unable to pull a 45 car train of empties on level track...
Nip is correct, as usual. A single GP38-2 or GP40-2 can easily pull about 2000/2500 tons, and the average empty railcar is around 35 to 40 tons. :-)

 #149871  by shortlinerailroader
 
We had one CF7 pull 34 loads of carbon black+two dead locos from a job that did not make it in for 30 miles. Oh..and we were pushing a lame GP10 that kept tripping the ground reley. It took the entire distance to get to 40 MPH. Didnt even have to throttle back for the slow orders. Run 8 all the way. We cleared up with literally one minute to spare.

 #150115  by Engineer James
 
ShortlineRailroader,
CF7?? What Rail line do you work for the Los Angles Junction RR? Or another one?? And how good is the pick-up and control??

 #151748  by SRS125
 
It could have been a GP40 one single unit could handle a 100 car train on level ground at a rate of 25mph with now problum as long as the train did not incounter any grades along the way.

GP39-2's were also vary much active on the Alaska Railroad as well some may have been retired when the SD70MAC's arrived.