Archie,
The E5 B units were the only B units the Q purchased. The Q bought 6
E5As and 5 E5Bs. In Jim Sandrin's excellent Bulletin article about E
units (Bulletin No. 10), he says management quickly learned how
inflexible A-B consists were. Many runs only needed one E unit and those
that needed two or more could avoid turning the power if there was an A
unit on either end. Future purchases then A units only. So in the end,
there were 109 Q E5As, E7As, E8As, and E9As and 5 E5Bs.
Going back to the elephant style discussion, Bulletin #10 says by June
1, 1957, there were 68 locomotive sets consisting of 98 individual units
based at the Zephyr Pit in Chicago. Eighteen single-unit locomotives
were employed in suburban service each day. There is also half page
table showing the number of locomotives and number of units assigned to
passenger trains as of June 1, 1957. C&S/FW&D assignments also listed in
this table. Bulletin #10 is still available from the BRHS company store
for those interested.
Bill Hirt
On 1/16/2018 8:34 AM, Archie Hayden klinerarch@charter.net [CBQ] wrote:
> Been following this thread for a bit and have learned how little I know about
> power distribution and orientation. What kind of ratio was there concerning
> A units and B units(cabless)? Would a ABBA lashup handle heavy consists?
> One more question, seems like I remember units numbered with a C such as
> 167-C. Any connection with the A B units being discussed? Forgive my
> ignorance after 40 plus years of riding the rails I was more interested in
> FTD and overtime not to mention deadheading and runarounds.
>
>
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