John,
The F-2 through the F-9 models all had the same wheelbase so the
Life-Like mechanism will work just fine (as well as the Stewart,
Stewart/Kato, Genesis or InterMountain Rwy). I think the 'Q's choice for
using passenger pilots on freight 'F' units was strictly for esthetics as
the passenger pilot looked more sleek than the standard freight pilot and
the passenger pilots had doors on them that would cover the couplers. The
'Q' was a very image oriented railroad and there are lots of photos in Mike
Spoor's 'CB&Q in Color' series (Vols 1 - 4) and Al Holck's 'Burlington
Route- Color Pictorial' Vols 1 & 2 showing A/B/A and A/B/B/A sets of F-3's
and F-7's leading freights with the doors on the pilots of the lead
locomotive closed- giving them a true sense of speed and sleekness. The C&S
and FW&D F-7's also came with passenger pilots. The Milwaukee, Pennsylvania
and other roads also had passenger pilots on some of their freight 'F's. The
doors were eventually removed (or crushed when coupling onto a set of cars
and forgetting to open them) since they became a pain to maintain.
John Olson
Billings, Mt.
> From: railbass@a...
> Reply-To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 00:04:30 +0000
> To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [BRHSlist] CB&Q F Units
>
> I would like to thank everyone for their help on the stainless steel panels on
> the Q E5s and details on the passenger F3s. I have a couple of more questions
> on Q F units. Looking through the several books I have on Q diesels, every
> picture of F3s and F7s appear to have passenger pilots on them. Did the Q
> order passenger pilots on all F units after the F2s? This seems a little
> unusual, as few of these units appear to be used in passenger service. As to
> the F2s, a unique interim unit for the Q and a few other roads, the body
> appears identical to the Phase I F3 except for the early number boards and the
> freight pilot. What was the distance between the truck centers on the F2 -
> the 30 feet on the F3 and later models or the 27 feet,3 inches, of the FT? I
> plan to model it with a Highliner kit and possibly a Life-Like P1K F3
> mechanism, unless the truck centers are the same as the FT.
>
> One other question - I have a number of Stewart FT kits and have noticed that
> the truck sideframes are incorrect, having the straight top member that the
> early Athearn diesels had. I am thinking of using Life-Like F3 sideframes,
> which have a much better curvature, and replacing the journals with Detail
> Associates Blomberg slope journals. Has anyone else replaced the Stewart FT
> trucks with more accurate models and how have they done it? Thanks to
> everyone for such great help!
> - John Manion
> Denver, CO
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