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Re: Some interesting Rail Facts.





> From: james_ccj@my-deja.com
> Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy.
> Newsgroups: aus.rail
> Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 05:51:21 GMT
> Subject: Re: Some interesting Rail Facts.
> 
> In article <uQEv4.7492$9V4.466486@news0.optus.net.au>,
> dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
>> Maurie Daly (mdaly@pcug.org.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by
> writing:
>>> Whilst doing a bit of Net surfing I came across this Website.
>>> http://www.uprr.com/uprr/ffh/locorost.shtml.
>>> Its a very informative list of Union Pacifics Railroads loco roster.
>>> It takes a little while to realise just how big some of these US
> railroads
>>> are .
>> 
>> And UP has just ordered 1000 (yes, one THOUSAND) new locos.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> David
>> 
> Train magazine said 1500 !!
> --
> Cheers
> 
> James
> 
> 
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They have ordered 1000 SD70M's and have other orders on the books for approx
500 more.

Mark