Karl:
Your post was great!! Why, you ask? Because you mention running over
the bridge in Oregon in a C&S U30C. I model the Chicago to Mpls/StP
line and Oregon is part of my layout. I bought all four Atlas U30C's
(yes, all four - I think the C&S U30C's were awesome looking - even if
they did not ride well in real life). Anyway, I have always been
trying to figure out an "excuse" to run them on the line through
Oregon and Savanna, like "It's a shakedown run after being serviced in
Chicago." But now it sounds like I don't need to figure out an
"excuse". Your post indicates they did run the Savanna line on a
regular basis.
Can you please elaborate on when this was, and why and how the C&S
U30C's ended up on the line?
Tom Mack
Cincinnati, OH
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Karl Rethwisch <qrailroadman@...> wrote:
>
> John,
>
> By all means model the C&S 891. This "thing" was the
> Blue Ribbon WORST ridin' locomotive(?) I've ever been
> on. I've run all the C&S U30's and have NEVER been
> treated to a worse ride than that afforded by the 891
> !!!!!!!!!!!
>
> A Q Engineer was threatened with his job if he ever
> left a work report (the good ol' days) like the one he
> submitted for the 891. I quote, "unfit for mainline
> service" !!!!
>
> Rumors were that the Q lifted this thing off its
> trucks to try to discover the reason(s) for its
> "unusual" ride qualities. One trip, westward, over
> the bridge at Oregon was enough to convince anyone
> that this thing was truly unusual. Our head Brakeman
> lost his breath on one such memorable trip.
>
> C&I Engineers limited their speed to 45 to 50 mph. if
> this piece of junk was leading. Dispatchers were able
> to reach an agreement with Clyde RH the we couldn't -
> - C&S 891 would NOT be in the lead out of Clyde Yd.
> They couldn't get trains over the road with 891
> leading.
>
> U25, 28 and 30 B's were only slightly better.
>
> 891 made much better fence wire and nails than it did
> a locomotive.
>
> Karl
>
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