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Canadian Railroads > CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WADate: 09/24/20 20:27 CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WA Author: Super-C # 1 CN 7600 and slug 600 coupled together at Progress Rail in Tacoma WA. Shot through the fence as they were moving it around.The weather was not good, raining and clouds. Sorry about the car! Date Sept 24 2020
# 2 CN slug 600 with herald on it . Left front side. At Progress Rail in Tacoma WA. Date Sept 24 2020 photos by Chris Marshall   Date: 09/24/20 22:34 Re: CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WA Author: WP17 Any details about these units and the livery?
Date: 09/25/20 07:35 Re: CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WA Author: King_Coal A better way to celebrate CN 100. Thanks for posting.
Date: 09/25/20 10:19 Re: CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WA Author: railsmith WP17 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Any details about these units and the livery? Only that CN is classifying the locomotive as a GY-430a. In its previous life it was classified GR-420b. G = General Motors, R = Road Switcher, Y = Yard. 4 = number of axles, 30 = 3000 HP, a = batch number. Date: 09/25/20 11:05 Re: CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WA Author: PHall railsmith Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > WP17 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Any details about these units and the livery? > > Only that CN is classifying the locomotive as a > GY-430a. In its previous life it was classified > GR-420b. > > G = General Motors, R = Road Switcher, Y = Yard. 4 > = number of axles, 30 = 3000 HP, a = batch number. How are they getting 3000 HP out of a non-turbo 645? I don't see a turbo exhaust stack but I do see a paper air filter box. Date: 09/25/20 16:08 Re: CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WA Author: steelhorse I think they are ECO engines with flared radiators and three fans. Maybe it is a 12 Cylinder ECO if its 3000 HP? CP's GP20C-ECO's are 2000 HP with 8 Cylinders.
Date: 09/25/20 16:26 Re: CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WA Author: PHall Those radiators look pretty vertical to me and all of the Eco units I've seen so far had a turbo on them. (i.e. the CP units.)
Date: 09/27/20 11:51 Re: CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WA Author: tsokolan https://www.railpictures.net/photo/749241/
Link to a Steve Carter drone shot that shows a turbo exhaust retro fitted into the top of the air filter box and the original 38-2 exhaust stack locations plated over. Trevor Posted from iPhone Date: 09/27/20 14:33 Re: CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WA Author: PHall Looking at the drone shot, that's an "interesting" way to do it.
And looking at the antenna farm on the cab roof. PTC and Belt Pack Remote equipped unit? Date: 09/28/20 15:57 Re: CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WA Author: feclark I may not be popular for saying this, but this looks like a museum/preservation group couldn't have been bothered to get the right colour of paint. Yuck. Just an opinion; relax.
Fred Date: 09/28/20 20:31 Re: CN 7600 mother and slug 600 Tacoma WA Author: thehighwayman feclark Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I may not be popular for saying this, but this > looks like a museum/preservation group couldn't > have been bothered to get the right colour of > paint. Yuck. Just an opinion; relax. > Fred Gotta say I agree with you Fred. Will MacKenzie Dundas, ON |