Derailment in Mancelona

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The SD40s were numbered for the former President's daughter's birthday and his own birthday or something like that.
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Probably a unit thats available when others are in for their 92 day FRA inspection. For safetys sake 1 unit running LHF would not be safe with all the crossbucks up there. Now put a GP30 slug (CSX style) with a GP-35 you would have your 2 cabs and single prime mover. Of course they have various tonnage each day so 2 prime movers covers all scenarios.
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They can (and have) run with 1 unit up there plenty of times. It's more comfortable for the crew to have two, and having a pair comes in handy if tonnage warrants.
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Cold and snowy weather delaying the cleanup.
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The derailment has been cleaned up. Nothing remains except for a dirt spot.
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Any cause been listed as to what or why?
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Super Chief wrote:Any cause been listed as to what or why?
Rail cars fell off the track. :lol:
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It's my understanding the SD40's were numbered after employee birthdays
KingsleyRailFan wrote:Seems to me that they don't have a numbering ... program? and they just assign the numbers with numbers that either aren't in use or are ex-units. That seems to make the most sense but since they haven't received any new units recently I can't really proof this.
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Standard Railfan wrote:
Super Chief wrote:Any cause been listed as to what or why?
Rail cars fell off the track. :lol:
Need to use guardrails like they do in Australia :shock:

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It used to be road and rail bridge . Rail still there, road moved.
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