Hello, everyone.
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned some problems I was
having with Yahoo e-mail. That has gotten fixed.
However, a couple of guys wrote to me at my Earthlink
address, wanting to pursue some conversation about the
Q's operation in my part of Iowa and also northern
Missouri. I don't recall their names, but they know
who they are. I would love to discuss this, either on
or off the list. If you want to take this off-list,
my
address is bill_chambers@e...
Now to the above subject.
I have followed the thread about the striping by the
mars light on Q E-units. I probably misread, but I
seem to recall an implication that these were actual
grilles. If so, what would be their use, given their
location on the locomotive? The only thing that I can
imagine being in the nose of an E-unit would be a
toilet.
This isn't Q-related, but I am burning with curiosity.
When the UP launched its series of City streamliners,
it used what were known as "turret cab" diesels with
large automobile-type grilles in the front. With the
crew so high off the ground, I somewhere got the idea
that the air brought in from the grilles actually went
through to the engine room and was used for cooling
the
diesel motors. Am I correct? Or were there large
automobile-type radiators behind the grilles, like in
cars?
Now Q-related stuff: How were the diesel motors in
the
shovel-nose Zephyrs cooled? I don't recall seeing any
radiators or grilles on them.
One final item: I am assuming that the grilles on the
E- and F-units covered radiators used for cooling the
diesel motors inside the units. Were these car-type
radiators or something else? Also, how effecient were
they? Did they actually get the job done?
I don't know why this interests me; maybe I am getting
a bit dotty in my dotage. But I would appreciate any
thoughts that any of you may have. Thanks much.
Bill Chambers
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