Suppose since they didn't perform as well as electric locomotives, they were better off handling lighter loads (commuter coaches) at lower speeds over shorter distances? If only to recuperate losses before upgrading to something better?
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It's still a first generation EMD which means it never breaks. The FL9s were ok-ish once they found lower speed/smaller-consist uses in areas where they weren't running the diesel engines under the wire. But... it takes one P32AC-DM to do the work that 2 FL9s used to do so they still weren't great.
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