@Number 90 posted:How many others worked on GP30's and had to cut out a traction motor by using the little plastic flag on a power contractor? I always made sure to remove anything metallic before sticking my hand down there.
In a similar situation, we had an ex-CB&Q GP30 as a second unit that would not actuate the sander from the headend. I had to go back and work it manually up a long grade on a rainy day in Oklahoma.
These locomotives remind me of Toyota pickups which will eventually wear down to a point where every feature becomes non-functional, yet they will still start and run all day long.
