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Re: Help from the train experts ...
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 9 Jan 2001 01:07:54 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mike Walsh writes:
> In my wanderings in search of suitable pictures, I found this:
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> HTTP://ARCHIVE.TRAINPIX.COM/ATSF/EMDORIG/GP60B/331.HTM
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> What do you call this? It is a locomotive that doesn't have a cab. For
> some reason the term "slug" comes to my memory but I don't know if it is
> correct.
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> Thanks,
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> Mike
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> Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring dot com
> http://www.nclug.net - North Carolina LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nclug.net/ctb - Carolina Train Builders
> http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?u=mpw - Brick Depot
Well Mike I'm about as far from an expert as you could get, but I am fairly
decent at looking things up... 'specially if I'm given a place to start....
"DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES, NAMING
How are diesel locomotives identified?
North American diesel locomotives are designated by the number of
powered axles, divided into trucks. The letters A,B,C,D stand for
1 through 4 axles, so an EMD FT (see below) with 2 trucks each of
which contains two driving axles is a B-B. Early locomotives were
made with A1A trucks. (2 axles, the center one unpowered)
A units have a cab with controls for the engineer. B units are
basically A units with no controls. Slugs are a cut-down frame filled
with concrete. They have only traction motors, and receive power from
an attached engine."
Quoted from:
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/pro_faq2.html#name
So is the one in your picture a Slug?
sheree
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| In my wanderings in search of suitable pictures, I found this: HTTP://ARCHIVE.TRAIN...0B/331.HTM What do you call this? It is a locomotive that doesn't have a cab. For some reason the term "slug" comes to my memory but I don't know if it is correct. (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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