Western Railroad Discussion > A "B-C" Non Powered High Hood Blind Non-Locomotive"

I crawled out of the cave to check on the first re-powered White Pass units and this rather unique creature jumped in front of the camera..  

So what do we call this a "neutered GP/SD45" former N&W unit?  I especially like the high handrails.

With no headlights, it has to be blind as well and is therefore tax deductible.

(Yes, it was a prime mover test-bed which I believe is now scrapped.) 

OK, Back to the cave...

Have a Happy Thanksgiving, one and all...

Yukon Yeti

 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/27/15 07:15 by YukonYeti.

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What in the world is that thing and what does it do???  Doug

It's a Tier V unit..zero emissions, zero pollution, zero horsepower..but it is EPA compliant.

(It is a primemover test platform..)

Must be a helluva steam boiler in the short hood....

Which SOU unit was that ?

Bill Miller
Galt, ON

This must be one of the the future engines for California much over priced high speed rail

Tom Daspit
Morgan Hill, CA
Tom's Trains

This has got to be for the California high speed rail,at the speed of light!!

Tim Hanesworth
Sebastopol Ca

tomd Wrote:
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> This must be one of the the future engines for
> California much over priced high speed rail

Other than painting, it's almost finished. Just waiting for the nuclear reactor power plant propulsion unit to be dropped in.

The middle section of the hood snaps on. It has a sign on both sides Insert 53,000 D batteries here.

TAW

sp8234 Wrote:
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> This has got to be for the California high speed
> rail,at the speed of light!!
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> Tim Hanesworth
> Sebastopol Ca

That explains the lack of headlights.  What good will they do when you outrun the beam of light.

I really like the CC truck on one end and the B on the other!

-Trevor

If a locomotive is an "iron horse", is this an "iron gelding"?

This is what happens when there is a breakdown in communications between the Design and Production departments.