I just received my Atlas A-B-B-A set of passenger F7's, Santa Fe #41 LABC, and I am pleased with them. However, on the B units, the cab or road number is not at all apparent to me, either on the sides or the ends. Looking at the photos of real B units I can find by web search, I don't see the numbers either. So, how/where did ATSF indicate the road numbers on their passenger B units?
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Way down at the rear of the unit in the red stripe next to the grab iron:
Rusty
Some of the numbers are on the left and some on the right. near the bottom corner next to the ladder.
My Williams ATSF F7B's did not have a number, so I added a number for when I add a Dummy ERR TMCC controller for sound.
The numbers should be in the red stripe at the rear of the B unit. There is an "F" on both sides for the FRONT of the engine, and the 41A or 41B should be on both sides at the rear.
Got it! Thanks, everyone.
Front on a B unit? Not logical!
Dominic Mazoch posted:Front on a B unit? Not logical!
Say what??...
Dominic Mazoch posted:Front on a B unit? Not logical!
Why "Not logical!"? How would one know which was the number one wheel-axle and traction motor then???? Same as every piece of rolling stock has an "A" end and a "B" end.
I thought the F was Foreward as to operation. I did not think it applied to B units because the have no cab. Thanks for the information.
Cab or no cab there's still a front and rear.
Well, and not only that, but according to Wikipedia (?)...
"Some B units cannot be moved without a controlling unit attached, but most have some simple controls inside, and often a side window at that control station. For example, B unit versions of the EMD FT with conventional couplers had a fifth porthole-style window added on the right side only for the control station. Other models used existing windows. These controls enable a hostler to move the B-unit locomotive by itself in a yard or shops. (A hostler is an employee permitted to move locomotives within the confines of a yard or shops complex, but not on the main railroad.) B units without controls are generally semi-permanently coupled to controlling units. Sometimes, there is a terminology distinction between the types: a booster is a B unit with hostler controls, and a slave is a B unit without hostler controls."
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And, now you know....."The rrrrrrrrest of the story!"
And, gee, I just learned something myself about that 5th porthole on the FT boosters!
Way to go,.......Spock!
DKDKRD,
I wouldn't believe EVERYTHING that site tells you about "B Units".
Hot Water posted:DKDKRD,
I wouldn't believe EVERYTHING that site tells you about "B Units".
...which is why I had the "(?)" after "Wikipedia". ...
"Wikipedia is a work-in-progress, with articles in various stages of completion. As articles develop, they tend to become more comprehensive and balanced. Quality also improves over time as misinformation and other errors are removed or repaired. However, because anyone can click "edit" at any time and add stuff in, any article may contain undetected misinformation, errors, or vandalism. Awareness of this helps the reader to obtain valid information, avoid recently added misinformation, and fix the article."
In this day and age it's frightening how much 'truth' is ascribed to ANYTHING on line!
Scary.
Besides, except for Dr. Sheldon Cooper, I'm not so sure about this 'Spock' guy, either!
KD
Even center cab locomotives like the GE 44 tonner or double cab's like the GG1 have a designated "Front."
Rusty
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