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How to # that darn B unit...
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 22 Aug 2002 23:47:51 GMT
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I have been looking around the net to find out if the SCSC B units have
numbers on them. So far the pictures I have found of the B units show no
number at all. So I kinda have a two part question. Does the SFSC B unit
have a number and if so, where is it placed.
Thanks for any help
Dave
PNLTC
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: How to # that darn B unit...
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| I don't think the B-units had number boards. I have several model train catalogs, and they don't show any B-units with number boards for ATSF or any other roadname for that matter. -Stefan- (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: How to # that darn B unit...
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| (...) The general answer to your question is, "it depends". ATSF B units at various points in their lives had numbers that denoted they were part of permanently coupled sets or numbers that were independent. (over time, railroads decoupled the (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: How to # that darn B unit...
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| The Santa Fe generally painted a single number on the sides of their booster units. An A+B+B+A consist of units required only a single crew, not only F units...but also E's, ALCo PA's i.e. any set of 'covered wagons' for that matter. -Harvey (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.trains)
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