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Robbman

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NS testing BNSF ES44C4s
« on: June 27, 2013, 07:02:11 PM »
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NS will be testing some ES44C4s out of Roanoke tomorrow.  Unlike previous adhesion tests done on Starkey Hill on the Winston-Salem line, these tests will be more extensive, utilizing the Christiansburg and Whitehorne Districts (former N&W and VGN, respectively).  Plan is to run west up Christiansburg hill (N&W) then onward to Narrows, then go east over the VGN.
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Ed Kapuscinski

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Re: NS testing BNSF ES44C4s
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2013, 07:44:12 PM »
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These are the A1A units, right?
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GaryHinshaw

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Re: NS testing BNSF ES44C4s
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2013, 07:51:17 PM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on June 27, 2013, 07:44:12 PM
These are the A1A units, right?

Correct: AC motors, but A1A.

I was under the impression that BNSF's initial tests on grades were less than stellar, but they're everywhere out here now.  Did GE modify them after the initial release?
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