Northern Pacific RCU's (Radio Controlled Units)

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[NP Eddie]

Sarges:

I suggest that you obtain a copy of "Northern Pacific Railway Diesel Era, 1945-1970 by Schrenk and Frey, Golden West Books, 1988. The Northern Pacific had two Radio Controlled Units, RCU-1 (X-6010C) and RCU2 (X-6007C). Pages 225, 226, and 227 have a history of those units. The article suggests that they were not used east of Mandan, ND due to the relative level grades. I never saw one at Northtown and I would visit the Northtown Roundhouse every chance I got.

 

Ed Burns

Happily Retired NP-BN-BNSF Clerk from Northtown.

I am an ATCS host in Anoka, MN.