The middle order

[Iain]

http://ctr.trains.com/way-it-was/railroader-stories/2018/03/the-middle-order?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=News0_CTR_180307_000000_Final&utm_content&spMailingID=33382197&spUserID=MTE2ODA0MTc1NTk5S0&spJobID=1240894382&spReportId=MTI0MDg5NDM4MgS2

Little story from the old NS.

[learmoia]

Good story but, kind of a dull ending.. would have been better if the REA car got highballed and an ensuing circle of blame on who's fault it was..

~Ian

[Iain]

Still, it's packed full of useful information for someone modelling the NS (such as Yours Truly).

Harry likes to talk about riding in the Baldwins a lot.  He described them as like riding in a Cadillac.

[johnb]

And the Southern Pacific crews thought that Baldwins rode rough, they called the SD9's Cadillacs

[Iain]

Interesting.  Maybe it was NS was all Baldwin (except three GE 70 tonners) and that meant the shop crews were better at keeping them running smoothly?  I feel like SP had better track than NS.