I'm curious about the fuel situation- i saw mention of them using more fuel in the other thread and got me thinking- then JT's latest words of wisdom and now I have a pile of questions- sorry-
do the 45's actually use more fuel per mile compared to another recent vintage locomotive?
If so is it becasue they have less efficient engines or becasue they weigh much more?
Or is it that the tanks are that much smaller?
Or is there something else i didn't think of?
(or is it some combination of some/all of the above)
I know I've read here that there are fuel moves from Bayhead north on the weekend. Are there mid week moves too or do the Bay Head- Long Branch shuttles actually run a full week in between fueling? Is that so long in between becasue they only run a short distance between bay head and long branch over and over?
How long does a "typical" (if there is such a thing) diesel go between fueling? If you put a DP in it's place how much more would it need to be fueled- like twice as often or 50% more etc.