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Nostalgia & History > C&NW 'ABA" .... Huron styleDate: 03/13/25 07:29 C&NW 'ABA" .... Huron style Author: valmont I was in Huron SD (again) on 10/14/72 ... and of course there were Alcos. Here's an example: C425 #402, #slug BU40 (x;CGW RS2) and C425 #404.
 Date: 03/13/25 07:39 Re: C&NW 'ABA" .... Huron style Author: callen77 Very cool shot!
Date: 03/13/25 08:31 Re: C&NW 'ABA" .... Huron style Author: dan some distinquished members of the class of 72
Date: 03/13/25 08:49 Re: C&NW 'ABA" .... Huron style Author: valmont dan Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > some distinquished members of the class of 72 ; ^ ) Date: 03/13/25 10:20 Re: C&NW 'ABA" .... Huron style Author: PHall If you want to be "correct" BU-40 is a Slug not a "B-unit" since B-Units have an engine in them and Slugs don't.
Date: 03/13/25 11:16 Re: C&NW 'ABA" .... Huron style Author: timz That was a regular combination? Each
C425 powered one slug truck? Date: 03/13/25 12:29 Re: C&NW 'ABA" .... Huron style Author: PHall timz Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > That was a regular combination? Each > C425 powered one slug truck? Yep. The trackage here was all low speed, 25 mph or less, so tractive effort was much more important then speed. Date: 03/13/25 21:12 Re: C&NW 'ABA" .... Huron style Author: callum_out Even late seventies it was track East of Huron and trolley class West of Huron!
10 mph seemed fast, surprised they could find transition bars for that big a jump. Out |