smallspy
Senior Member
That was his point (I think, sometimes it is hard to tell).
2 FPs can run a 12 car train.
1 FP and 1 MP can run a 12 car train (a combination they were using).
1MP can run a 12 car train all by itself.
If you have 2 FPs and 1 MP, you can run two 12-car trains if you pair up the FPs and let the MP stand alone.
First off, let's stop calling them "FP"s please. They are F59PHs. The only locomotives that ran in Canada that had the letters "FP" in them were the EMD-built FP7As and FP9As built in the 1950s.
Second, all of the trains to Kitchener have been L10s. They have not run 12-car trains out there as yet, although that is the plan at some point in the not-so-distant future.
Third, I believe that Drum's point was that using F59s on the run frees up MP40s that they can use on extended trainsets, but I'm willing to wait to hear him clarify his point.
Dan
Toronto, Ont.