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Nostalgia & History > New control stands in old Fs questionDate: 07/31/20 17:14 New control stands in old Fs question Author: robert162 Dear Tos , i have seen pics of F and E units with new control stands but never "desk top" style. Now i know changing out the old for news must be a complicated job, but how complicated? any pic would be great.
Date: 07/31/20 17:55 Re: New control stands in old Fs question Author: PHall Why would you want to install desktop controls? They're pretty much despised by anybody who has to use them.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/31/20 17:55 by PHall. Date: 07/31/20 19:20 Re: New control stands in old Fs question Author: robert162 i am not looking to do asking if its been done
Date: 08/01/20 00:34 Re: New control stands in old Fs question Author: Notch7 I seem to recall that Republic Locomotive redid a FL9 with something like a desktop. I'd like to try one out.
Date: 08/01/20 05:54 Re: New control stands in old Fs question Author: JasonCNW i think some canadian roads F units had desktop controls installed during rebuilds, i know ive seen them in F40's.
JC Posted from Android Date: 08/01/20 10:14 Re: New control stands in old Fs question Author: HardYellow PHall Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Why would you want to install desktop controls? > They're pretty much despised by anybody who has to > use them. DITTO!!!! I always felt like a fork lift operator. I once had a UP Officer's Special E-unit was converted to a GP-35 engine with a standard control stand and 26L brake valve Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/01/20 10:17 by HardYellow. Date: 08/02/20 22:57 Re: New control stands in old Fs question Author: davew833 Actually the UP Officers' Special E-units were converted to one 645 engine, making them essentially GP-38s rather than GP-35s which had the older 567 engines. But I always wondered if they were rebuilt with regular control stands or desks.
HardYellow Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > PHall Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Why would you want to install desktop controls? > > They're pretty much despised by anybody who has > to > > use them. > > > DITTO!!!! I always felt like a fork lift > operator. I once had a UP Officer's Special E-unit > was converted to a GP-35 engine with a standard > control stand and 26L brake valve > |