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The early assignment sheets(the society reprinted many) show what units had MU looks like starting around 3/1/55 all NW2 1000 HP Lines East La Crosse Div. 9401A, 01B, 07A, 07B, 11A, 11B, 12A, 12B, 13A, 13B Galesburg Div. 9402A, 02B, 03A, 03B, 08A, 08B, 09A, 09B, St. Joe Div. 9400A, 00B, 04A, 04B, 05A, 05B (A units also had radios) Lines West Mc Cook Div. 9406A, 06B, 10A, 10B, (only 10A had radio) Steve in SC From: Rupert & Maureen <gamlenz@ihug.co.nz> To: CBQ List <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Fri, June 15, 2012 2:25:22 AM Subject: [CBQ] M-U units
The 9400 cow/calf units were not the earliest
M-U's. The following is from Railway & Locomotive Engineer of 1928 -
An interesting experiment was made on October 2 by
the CB&Q with a gas-electric car train. The equipment used consisted of a dual
power plant 270-horsepower car used at one end of the train, and a triple power
plant, 405-horsepower demonstrator car equipped by the Mack Company, with two
standard day coaches between them – making a total train weight of about 230
tons.
Temporary
electrical connections between the two motor cars permitted operation of the
train by a single engineman in the cab of the 72 ton triple power plant car on
the outward journey. On the return
trio, without any change in arrangement, the train was operated from the dual
power plant car at the opposite end of the train, and in the reverse
direction.
During the 21 mile trip outbound stops were made at the rate of one per mile, and on the return trip the train was run express. About 60 railroad men and others interested in automotive equipment were present at the demonstration.
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