[PRCo] WP___830s

[James B. Holland]

Fred Schneider wrote:

> According to Bob Brown (and "Rumor Control" had to be dispatched 
> periodically when Brownie was loose),
>
> .......There are a lot of stories about what was wrong the the 830s, 
> most of which add up to nothing more than railfan  [[conjecture!!]]   
>     The only argument that makes sense to me is that 1) the 830s were 
> at the point where they needed an overhaul, 2) they were grossly over 
> crowded during the war, and therefore, if you need to spend money, you 
> might just as well put it into capacity.......


Makes much sense!!       The only thing I have seen in print is on pg.09 
of the PRMA WP pub  --  higher than normal voltage on Coke region did 
damage to the WH-1425 motors in the 830s.       It says only 831 and 832 
had motors rewound to correct this problem.       Can you shed more 
light on this?




Jim__Holland


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