Wikious wrote:Were there any prototypes that used snowplows on their F units, or did the front end act as one? I'm modeling a midwestern theme and snowplows are used on almost every engine I see around here, but I don't recall seeing them on F Units.
SP had pilot plows on most road diesels they owned, including F's.
http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/f-unit_photos/6190_sp-f7a-fred_a_stindt.jpg
http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/f-unit_photos/6232_sp-f7a-fred_a_stindt.jpg
http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/f-unit_photos/6291_sp-f7a-fred_a_stindt.jpg
http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/fp7_photos/6450_sp-fp7-bob_dengler.jpg
http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/fp7_photos/6447a_sp-fp7-bob_dengler.jpg
Andre
andrechapelon wrote: Wikious wrote:Were there any prototypes that used snowplows on their F units, or did the front end act as one? I'm modeling a midwestern theme and snowplows are used on almost every engine I see around here, but I don't recall seeing them on F Units.SP had pilot plows on most road diesels they owned, including F's.http://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/f-unit_photos/6190_sp-f7a-fred_a_stindt.jpghttp://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/f-unit_photos/6232_sp-f7a-fred_a_stindt.jpghttp://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/f-unit_photos/6291_sp-f7a-fred_a_stindt.jpghttp://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/fp7_photos/6450_sp-fp7-bob_dengler.jpghttp://espee.railfan.net/nonindex/fp7_photos/6447a_sp-fp7-bob_dengler.jpg Andre
Thanks for the pictures, they help out a lot.
Greetings,
Rock Island had some. They came from Union Pacific. For a picture you can check out
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ri/ri4168ags.jpg
Enjoy the picture,
Bob
Modeling in N scale: Rock Island freight and passenger, with a touch of the following; Wabash Cannon Ball, CB&Q passenger, and ATSF freight and passenger. I played in Peoria (Heights).
Bobster wrote:Greetings, Rock Island had some. They came from Union Pacific. For a picture you can check out http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/ri/ri4168ags.jpg Enjoy the picture,Bob
That's like a perfect picture to try to model off of. My thanks!