Wagner, Hol wrote:
> Norm:
>
> You can forward this to the list.
>
> The U23Cs were not sent out west to "see how they did with long haul
> coal trains," they were sent west to the Alliance Division for the same
> duties as SD9s -- secondary freight service. They were, as Ed DeRouin
> noted, purchased as successors to SD9s, and that is precisely how they
> were used. A typical assignment in the early post-merger period was on
> local freights 121-122 between Alliance and Denver.
>
> Hol Wagner
>
> Brad Kobielusz wrote:
>
>> Thanks all
>> That actually makes a lot of sense if they were bought for use on
>>
> coal trains in So. Ill. The coal export activity around Sheridan was
> taking off right around merger time so I suspect they sent them out in
> that direction to see how they did with long haul coal trains. They
> were mixed with the U25C's and SD45's on many occasions.
>
>> Thanks Brad
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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