An interesting question.
Suburban Service is an obvious answer, but does the logic really apply?
The Pooling of Suburban power didn't start until when?? Well after all the
E7s were purchased and by then the No B Units pattern had been firmly
established.
I would guess that the operational experience with the E5B units triggered
the policy before the Suburban pooling with the Zephyr units came into
being.
Also, there is an urban legend that the Q was very serious about buying FM
Trainmasters for suburban power (ala SP)..... That would be an interesting
series of articles (throw in the six wheel trailing truck on the O5s!)
.....experiments, proposals and could have beens based on AFEs (if any
survived!). Sort of like that fascinating chapter in Hol Wagner's Colorado
Road!!!
Charlie
----- Original Message -----
From: <Aeolus3@a...>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 3:28 AM
Subject: Re: [BRHSlist] Re: How come no E8/9 B's?
> In a message dated 2/23/03 3:53:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> wolfee@o... writes:
>
>
> > How come the CBQ only bought A units? No B units? Is there some
> > > >operational logic to this?
> >
>
> Sure is.... it's really hard to operate a "B" unit on the head end of a
> passenger train using the hustler controls!
>
> All kidding aside, I think the main reason why the Burlington never bought
> E7-9 boosters was due to the suburban service. Remember the Q didn't own
that
> many booster units any way..... Silver Queen and Princess, 3 F "B"
9960-62,
> and if memory serves me 3 E5 boosters. Of course in later service Silver
King
> and Knight were made into booster units.
>
> ALthough many of the E's carried a "B" on the number.... they were cab
units.
>
> Loren Johnson
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