RE: [CBQ] Elephant Style Es

["'Tom Kline' TKline@airmail.net [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Ed,

 

I think it was a proactive better-safe-than-sorry approach to operations on the Santa Fe.  I can’t comment as to why NP and others chose to operate with a single cab forward but I’m sure there was a reason.  Sure it looks better but no matter how good your maintenance program is there is always a chance of failure.

 

Tom Kline

Houston, TX

 

From: CBQ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CBQ@yahoogroups..com]
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 8:55 PM
To: CBQ@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [CBQ] Elephant Style Es

 

 

Tom,

 

I'm not a follower of Santa Fe locomotive practice.

 

But on the NP there was a similar setup:  You could see the North Coast Limited being hauled by an AABA set.  The front two A's were both cab forward, while the last a was cab rear.

 

But the reason they did that was not fear of unit failure, as it might be suggest by our discussion.  The front A was added on the normal consist to get over steep grades.   It was essentially a front-end helper.

 

I can't dispute what your source said about the Santa Fe.  It's hard to believe, but perhaps they also had poor maintenance and had too many unit failures on their trains.

 

 

Ed

 

Edward Sutorik

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