Which is why you always see them running Elephant style. Here is another
example of the Q being smarter in using their money. B units for this
application for a railroad like the CB&Q just didn't make sense - it made
for too inflexible arrangements. If you look at the consists published
with the Zephyrs, you';ll note that the locomotive consists fluctuated
often with the trains. Being able to pull a unit off easily regardless of
which one made for increased efficiency. And, when it came time to be
bumped to the commuter trains, they didn't have to add cabs to B units the
way that the C&NW did. Say what you will about the Q - it usually didn't
take them long to figure out the way to run things that would be the most
efficient for the long term. Whether that be using unpainted stainless
(that cut down on maintenance costs) or not using cabless power - they
figured it out fairly quickly.
At 10:41 AM 1/8/2005, you wrote:
>While some of the Burlington E7's carried a "B" suffix in their number, the
>were in fact "A" Units, in other words they had a cab. The Burlington didn't
>own any E7,E8,or E9 "B" Units. The only E "B" Units they owned were the E5
>B's.
>
>Hope this helps you,
>
>Loren Johnson
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