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Date: 05/20/19 17:42
When SP Dash-8's roamed the I-5 Corridor
Author: photobob

In the mid-1990's these were a common sight coming through Dunsmuir. Here's a westbound leaving the Upton Siding.

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography

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Date: 05/20/19 19:12
Re: When SP Dash-8's roamed the I-5 Corridor
Author: tehachapifan

Nice pic! Always like the look of these brutes.

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Date: 05/20/19 20:24
Re: When SP Dash-8's roamed the I-5 Corridor
Author: jgilmore

Great shot, love the framing of the various elements...

JG

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Date: 05/20/19 22:44
Re: When SP Dash-8's roamed the I-5 Corridor
Author: coach

But were they brutes?  And did crews like them??

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Date: 05/21/19 03:13
Re: When SP Dash-8's roamed the I-5 Corridor
Author: SanJoaquinEngr

coach Wrote:
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> But were they brutes?  And did crews like them??


These units were ok on flat ground. On a grade over 1 percent the units were plagued with wheel slip. If the rail was the least bit damp or run over a flange oiler same issue. Units suffered from lots of rocking motion at low speeds. Typical GE junk in that era.

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