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Steve Dolzall

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Ketucky Day Special
« on: March 02, 2012, 07:29:36 pm »
On October, 20, 1947 the Monon operated a "Kentucky Day Special" between Louisville and Chicago and return.  The train was made up of 17 sleeping cars, 2 dinning cars and one baggage car. At the time,  this was the largest passenger train ever handled in one section on the Monon.
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Re: Ketucky Day Special
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2012, 09:50:45 pm »
That would be a picture worth seeing. I can just imagine.
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Re: Ketucky Day Special
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2012, 08:47:57 am »
That's a whole lot of gross tonnage for a passenger train...would have been quite a sight working its way up the Knobs!

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Re: Ketucky Day Special
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2012, 09:32:34 pm »
I would imagine he had 3 units.  If i remember correctly, when using the F units, the rule of thumb was 1 eng. for 4 cars, 2 engs for 5 or more cars.  That would have applied to Nos. 5 and 6 for maintaining the schedule.
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