Ok another question for those out their in Candian Pacfic historical land
the grades around Toronto are tough in all directions its a tought long up
grade North aclimb to Bolton East climb to Agincourt west the real tough
one climb to Orr lake . In the seventys CPR was planning on electrifing
around Toronto 20/20 hidsight they made an expensive mistake considering the
cost of diesel fuel these days any body got the story . regards DAVID HILL
----- Original Message -----
From: "aeyb701" <aeyb701@xxxxxxxx>
To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 1:14 PM
Subject: [cpsig] Re: CPR D-10 from sunset
I agree-maintenance-yes-scores of electricians, fitters, smiths, mechanics, machinists at
every roundhouse. Parts could not be ordered from a warehouse like say from GMD in the
case of first gen diesels, they had to be made in house, such is my understanding anyway.
Very labour intensive for sure-whole Canadian towns-Truro, Moncton, Belleville (Ok I
can't think of a CP town yet) had the loco service industry as a pillar of existence a
hundred years ago.
I wonder if fuel was another reason, perhaps not dollar-per-pound but i read long ago
that steam engines were about 3% efficient on average-the other 97% of fuel energy went
up the stack or radiated out the sides as heat or in overcoming friction in the loco itself.
Diesels while not as efficient as say electric caternary pickup were on the order of a tenfold
increase in efficiency.
If anyone cares to argue I don't mind, feel free.
Jon Archibald
-- In cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Wally" <wdowrie@...> wrote:
accountants have always been the same ) Would the maintainance be a bigger isue?Given
I wonder given the cost of another crew ( really nickles, and dimes although company
the time frame, and the fact that the roster was so old?
Wally
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