I wonder given the cost of another crew ( really nickles, and dimes although
company accountants have always been the same ) Would the maintainance be a
bigger isue?Given the time frame, and the fact that the roster was so old?
Wally
----- Original Message -----
From: dave hill
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [cpsig] RE: CPR D-10 from sunset
This is one giant reason steam diappeared as fast as it did . a large train
needs to get over thr division one steam engine won,t do it so you call up
a second steam engine you need another enginereer and fireman two more
shifs to pay for . now with deisels you couple 2 -3 -4 5 units together and
they are connected electrially so one crew can run them and its easier to
make them run together . so good bye to steam even though the CPR management
weren,t that sold on steam they kept a numbervof steam engine in storage
till 1966 thats why so many wen t tt he states they were available long
after the USlocos were chopped up CPR was a small power railroad d10s all
over the place no berkshires or mallets, Only a couple for a short time in
the rockies . but imagine trying to run a challenger thru spiral tunnels .
actually R Bowden did have a plan for Berkshires but the diesels took over
regards DAVID HILL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger T." <rogertra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [cpsig] RE: CPR D-10 from sunset
>
> Apparently "lashed together" must be one of those quaint expressions that
> only we North Americans use to describe how the steam engineers kept their
> double and triple heads together. I was not aware that diesels are
> connected to each other differently from how steam engines were connected
> to
> each other - couplers, isn't it?
> Dave Pottinger
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>
> Steam locos were never "lashed together". They were "double headed" or
> "triple headed" etc.
>
>
> "Lash-up" and or "lashed" together is , I believe, a term that only came
> into use during the diesel era and is/was I believe, a purely railfan
> term.
>
>
> Cheers.
>
> Roger T.
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