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- From: pierson@empror.enet.dec.com (dave pierson)
- Subject: Re: NEC
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.135632.23753@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
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- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
- References: <1jjf1oINN8vf@iraul1.ira.uka.de> <16B5CF000.M00209@MBVM.Mitre.Org> <1993Jan21.223109.5326@ryn.mro4.dec.com> <3212@tymix.Tymnet.COM> <C1A9rx.Hww@acsu.buffalo.edu> <16B61E192.M00209@MBVM.Mitre.Org>
- Date: 26 JAN 93 08:55:51
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- In article <16B61E192.M00209@MBVM.Mitre.Org>, M00209@MBVM.Mitre.Org writes, in
- part:
-
- >New Haven engines, I believe, were serviced only at New Haven, though I suppose
- >minor repairs could be performed at Oak Point if they had to.
-
- The major maintaineance base for NH Electrics was in NY, not NH, tho I
- cannot recall the location name. Maye have been Oak Point.
-
- >As for the PC era, that was when they started running the GG1s through to
- >New Haven. I believe that some (minor) modifications to the overhead were
- >required. I seem to remember some early problems with the GG1s pantographs
- >snagging the wire at "dead spots" and phase breaks (e. g., Cos Cob Bridge).
- The maximum possible height, without wire present, for the GG1 was high
- enough that the shoe was _above_ the wire as it came off the Saugatuck
- (?) bridge gap (near Cos Cob...). Embarassing...
-
- thanks
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