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Re: exterior ducting on SD40-2's?
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:34:58 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.{spamcake}edu
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Jeff Christner wrote:
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> On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:36:23 GMT, Christopher Masi
> <cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane.edu> wrote:
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> > The other day I finally noticed that the base of an SD40-2 is not the
> > same on both sides. On the side with the bulge that contains the blower,
> > the base is thick, and it thins out just after reaching the rear truck.
> > On the other side, the base is the same thickness the entire length of
> > the engine. So, is the base extra room on one side used to accommodate
> > the ducts that bring the air to the traction motors?
> >
> > Just curios,
> > Thanks,
> > Chris
> > --
> > PGP public key available upon request.
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> Our GP-38-2's have the same arrangement. At the very end of the raised
> platform, where it drops back down to the lower level, on the
> engineer's side is a small storage area used to hold extra knuckles
> and a length of heavy duty chain. As far as why its raised, I'm not
> really sure whats under there, but I think you may be right about the
> ducts. It's a good guess anyway.
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> A small note, our GP-38-2's are set up for long hood foward operation
> so the engineer's side is actually the right side when the long hood
> is foward, which should be opposite the arrangement on Conrail
> SD-40-2's, in which the raised platform is on the firemen's side.
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> Jeff Christner
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Jeff,
Just trying to get this straight in my head. With the short hood
forward, the engineer's side is the left side, and the fireman's side is
the right side. With the long hood forward, the sides are reversed;
kinda like driving your car backwards. The pictures of the Conrail
GP38-2 and SD40-2's that I have seen have a raised platform on the left
side (left side if standing in the cab and looking out over the short
hood) where the bulge for the blower is.
I have a strange feeling that I have my engineer and fireman sides reversed.
Chris
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PGP public key available upon request.
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| (...) On a Conrail unit running short hood foward, the engineer is on the right hand side, the fireman is on the left. NS units being part of the N&W and Southern, famous for long hood foward operation, if you were running long hood foward, the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Sep-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Our GP-38-2's have the same arrangement. At the very end of the raised platform, where it drops back down to the lower level, on the engineer's side is a small storage area used to hold extra knuckles and a length of heavy duty chain. As far (...) (24 years ago, 31-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains)
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