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I just uploaded a photo to the photo file that makes an interesting exception to the two car rule. I took the photo in August, 1972 which shows BN E8 #9939 with three galley cars, but no power car. This was before M-K converted any of the commuter units to head end power. The photo is in an album called Bill's Photos. I have had poor success in attaching photos, but I will try an attachment with this post.
Bill Barber Gravois Mills, MO Sat Mar 2, 2013 12:25 pm (PST) . Posted by:
I received the following from Leo Phillips regarding the E-units set up to power gallery cars:
As is often the case; I was looking for something totally different but stumbled on a 12/22/65 memo listing the E units set up for powering the gallery cars:
Two car service
9937B
9938B
9941B
9945A
9946B
9948A
9948B
9971-74
9976
One car service
9946A
The memo or notice goes on to explain the Maximum # of gallery cars to hook to the 7200 hundred series power car (5) and the 7300 series (8) to get either to a 7 or 10 car consist with these particular engines. Notice also states one copy is to be placed in each power car under glass with out fail.
I sure wish some of the old Aurora/Eola switchman I worked with were still around to tell us why some power cars ended up on the east end of these small consists
Leo Phillipp
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