>>1169546Matter of functionality and availability of coal. Simply not enough coal available along the western routes she'll be running.
still my favorite rail pic, Santa Fe 3751 hauling a 46 car intermodal from San Bernardino to Los Angels unassisted in 1999. The 3751 is based out of San Bernardino and normally runs excursions from there. Ussualy a modern passenger consist is brought for her to haul. In this case she had to travel to L.A. to pick up her consist of passenger cars. Rather thanh have her deadhead, the railroad had her haul a freight consist down. The second car is a baggage car to carry specialized equipment like the big air driven grease guns used to lube the drive rod and valve rod bearings and additional personnel.
