Speaking of the Great Northern specifically, the electrics were removed from service when the new Cascade tunnel with forced ventilation to allow diesels to operate inside was opened. So they were more of a necessity than helper power until then. The diesels might have run on the steep approaches and curves for push and dynamic braking, and to be up to speed when the electrics cut off on the fly (if they did that). Not sure how they handled train heating for passenger trains, which would also be a concern.
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Speaking of the Great Northern specifically, the electrics were removed from service when the new Cascade tunnel with forced ventilation to allow diesels to operate inside was opened. So they were more of a necessity than helper power until then. The diesels might have run on the steep approaches and curves for push and dynamic braking, and to be up to speed when the electrics cut off on the fly (if they did that). Not sure how they handled train heating for passenger trains, which would also be a concern.
slenderman8888
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erik where did you get those AEM-7's are they VBG's modified or are they a completely new model or is it just using a lot of enhancements in photoshop?
pweiser's GN locomotives are on TPR (TrainzProRoutes) http://trainzproroutes.org/tprdownloads/ You will need to register if you haven't already. Search for 'pweiser' and 'paul weiser'. There are a few other things there too.
The diesels and coaches are by diecastgalore and are on the DLS under 'eb' for Empire Builder.
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Railwoodman
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