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- From: wbrill@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Warren Brill)
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 16:38:09 GMT
- Subject: Re: All about Diesels
- Message-ID: <127100027@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- EMD Diesels
- SW_ Switchers, four-axle "hood unit" [means non-streamlined]
- E_ Passenger, six-axle "cab unit" [means streamlined]
- F_ Freight/Passenger, four-axle "cab unit" [body part of structure]
- GP_ General Purpose, four-axle "hood unit" [body NOT structural]
- SD_ Special Duty, six-axle "hood unit" for rough track not allowing high
- axle loading
- GE Diesels
- U_-B "Universal", four-axle "hood unit" [GE never into streamlining per se]
- U_-C Same as above, but six-axle
- B_-X Four-axle, last digit is last of model year introduced
- C_-X Same as above, but six-axle
- Alco Diesels
- FA_ Freight, four-axle "cab unit" [often called prettiest cab unit ever]
- PA_ As above, but with steam boiler for passenger trains
- S_ Switchers, four-axle "hood unit"
- RS_ Road switcher, general purpose "hood" [probably prettiest gen.purp.]
- Century_ BIG "hood units" some four, some six-axle
- Baldwin Diesels
- S_ Switchers
- Don't know model number of "Shark Nose" Cab unit
- Fairbanks-Morse Diesels
- H-X-_ Switchers (40s-50s, used opposed-piston engine from submarine)
- Train Master BIG "hood unit"
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- Lots of smaller makers have come and gone, and this is by no means full list,
- just some types to start from.
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