Re: BN GP 20sPosted by: "Mike" havremt2002@yahoo.com havremt2002Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:35 am (PST)Wouldn't Locotrol be considered the "Grandfather" of DPU as we know it today? As the BN had their fleet of SD40-2s, and a certain series were considered the "masters", and another series were considered the "slave" locomotives???????????? I was in Lincoln at the oil lab when the test train was run. Dale Propp came down from Como Lab and along with two or three FRA/DOT staffers rode the dyno car. One aspect of the test was checking the fuel usage of the EMD power; EMD claimed the new unit's fuel consumption was on par with the GE's. Residential water meters were installed on the test units and the fuel usage was then checked. They rode the trains for a week or two and then came back to Lincoln. Wyhog nailed it when he mentioned Locotrol. GE's were favored early on because of their low speed control while loading at the mines. This topic has brought back lots of memories of my early career with the "Q" and BN. I will keep my freedom, my guns, and my religion, you can keep the "change". __._,_.___
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