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Nostalgia & History > CB&Q #9905 ZephyrusDate: 11/07/19 14:39 CB&Q #9905 Zephyrus Author: valmont Date: 11/07/19 15:12 Re: CB&Q #9905 Zephyrus Author: highgreengraphics ...And look what it's pulling! The early shovelnoses were first downgraded, then retired early due to their lack of grade crossing protection, i.e the cab was too low and too far forward. === === = === JLH
Date: 11/07/19 15:38 Re: CB&Q #9905 Zephyrus Author: PHall highgreengraphics Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > ...And look what it's pulling! The early > shovelnoses were first downgraded, then retired > early due to their lack of grade crossing > protection, i.e the cab was too low and too far > forward. === === = === JLH Low is not a problem, as long as you have collision posts strong enough to protect the cab. But the shovelnoses didn't have those... Date: 11/08/19 00:06 Re: CB&Q #9905 Zephyrus Author: Evan_Werkema The horn on that beast looks like a rare Leslie Tyfon A-200-233. It's shorter and stubbier than the more common A-200-156 that appeared on a zillion F-units and geeps.
Date: 11/08/19 09:28 Re: CB&Q #9905 Zephyrus Author: dan highgreengraphics Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > ...And look what it's pulling! The early > shovelnoses were first downgraded, then retired > early due to their lack of grade crossing > protection, i.e the cab was too low and too far > forward. === === = === JLH they were used as b units for awhile Date: 11/09/19 00:13 Re: CB&Q #9905 Zephyrus Author: GP25 How much horsepower did these units have?
Jerry Martin Los Angeles, CA Central Coast Railroad Festival Date: 11/09/19 05:51 Re: CB&Q #9905 Zephyrus Author: Spoony81 GP25 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > How much horsepower did these units have? 1,800 HP in the A’s and 1,200 in the B’s Posted from iPhone |