Western Railroad Discussion > BUGX 1751 tied down at Tehachapi Ca. 9/17/22.

 After a broken knuckle while in tow which what I saw has been repaired, the beat down and tired ex Algoma Central F unit can hopefully be restored to operational status.

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Cool engine, I am sure it has a few tales to tell!

Does the unit have alignment control couplers?  Doesn't look like it to me.  I'm surprised anyone would move it without them.

I remember when Iowa Pacific bought a couple of BL-2's with the intent of sending them to the Arizona Eastern in Globe, AZ they left Janesville, WI and got as afar as St. Louis before someone discovered the non-alignment control couplers. They were immediately bad ordered and held hostage until IPH coughed up the dough to have them changed out.  It was an expensive maneuver.  Likely for the AZER, the BL-2s were turned around and sent to the Saratoga & North Creek in New York.

Earlk Wrote:
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> Does the unit have alignment control couplers? 
> Doesn't look like it to me.  I'm surprised anyone
> would move it without them.

BNSF will usually move locomotives not equipped with alignment control couplers IF stop blocks are installed.

If you're keeping score, unit is ex PREX 1751, AC 1751, VIA 6506, built as CN 6506.  It sat for years at La Harpe, IL on the KJRY.

Bill Miller
Galt, ON



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/18/22 16:51 by CCMF.