Re: [BRHSlist] Re: How come no E8/9 B's?

[Bill Hirt <whirt@a...>]

bigbearoak wrote:

> Charlie -- 
>
> What "operational experience" with the E5 B units do you mean? 
> Are you saying the Q had trouble with them?
In the Bulletin about the E units, this whole issue is discussed. Most 
of the passenger trains the Q ran were fairly short at the time (6-8 
cars). Experience with the E5's showed 2 units were overkill on such a 
short train plus it limited the amount of flexibility. Remember a single 
E5A was ordered to pull the Silver Streak Zephyr which was the typical 
length Q passenger train. So all future E units were all A units.
The same type of events are what killed F unit sales after the GP 7 came 
about.
Bill