Nostalgia & History > CB&Q #9905 Zephyrus

CB&Q #9905 Zephyrus @ Downers Grove, IL .... no date

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...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

highgreengraphics Wrote:
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> ...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...

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.

highgreengraphics Wrote:
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> ...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

How much horsepower did these units have?

Jerry Martin
Los Angeles, CA
Central Coast Railroad Festival

GP25 Wrote:
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> How much horsepower did these units have?

1,800 HP in the A’s and 1,200 in the B’s

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