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Re: 65th St (Brooklyn) Rail Yard Reopens as City’s Freight Trains Rumble Into Wider Use |
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Posted by Chris R16/R2730 on Sat Jul 21 13:28:09 2012, in response to Re: 65th St (Brooklyn) Rail Yard Reopens as City’s Freight Trains Rumble Into Wider Use, posted by Olog-hai on Sat Jul 21 11:37:41 2012. Diesel is just cheaper. Once Conrail merged the hodge-podge of northeastern railroads, much of the freight was moved off of the electrified lines. It was probably not wise to keep an aging, maintenance heavy electrification system where diesels can go anywhere, for less cost and without having to constantly change engines wherever the wire ended. |
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