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Western Railroad Discussion > UP 3073 at Maxwell, NE, 26 February 2021Date: 02/27/21 04:37 UP 3073 at Maxwell, NE, 26 February 2021 Author: cozephyr UP 3073, Tier 4, had some issue and was stopped at Maxwell, Nebraska, Friday, 26 February 2021. Another locomotive came out of North Platte, NE, that afternoon for the eastbound intermodal train.
  Date: 02/27/21 08:49 Re: UP 3073 at Maxwell, NE, 26 February 2021 Author: coach Those EMD units look like the child of an EMD-GE love affair.
I wonder how those new "fabricated" trucks ride vs. the "cast" trucks? Are they sprung the same, better, worse? Ride quality overall? Date: 02/27/21 13:23 Re: UP 3073 at Maxwell, NE, 26 February 2021 Author: texchief1 Nice shots! Really like those units. Wish the BNSF would have bought some.
RC Lundgren Elgin, TX Date: 02/28/21 14:04 Re: UP 3073 at Maxwell, NE, 26 February 2021 Author: arizonaBNSF texchief1 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Wish the BNSF would have bought some. They tried but after the order kept getting pushed back again and again, they cancelled them Date: 02/28/21 18:28 Re: UP 3073 at Maxwell, NE, 26 February 2021 Author: zoohogger Isn't it nice when you get blue sky, good sun and time to workout the angles and the focus.
Nice photos! Rick Z Date: 02/28/21 18:32 Re: UP 3073 at Maxwell, NE, 26 February 2021 Author: bogieman coach Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Those EMD units look like the child of an EMD-GE > love affair. > > I wonder how those new "fabricated" trucks ride > vs. the "cast" trucks? Are they sprung the same, > better, worse? Ride quality overall? Exactly the same springs, bearing housings, dampers, and rubber springs so ride is no different. |