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<p>[quote user="maxman"]</p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">cascadenorthernrr</div> <div class="quote-content">It would be two A-units, two B-units, and Two C-units or A-B-C-C-B-A lashup; A-units are the cabbed units, B-units are the cabless units, and lastly C-units are the road slugs.</div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>I am confused by this consist.  Seems to me that a road slug needs to be mated with a unit with a cab since it needs its operating instructions from someplace.  And I think it would be unlikely to be mated with a B unit.</p> <p>So maybe your consist might be A-C-B-B-C-A.</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>I agree, road slugs are normally paired with a Cab equipped unit.  The reason for this is that they cannot move on their own power, and have no controls onboard. </p> <p>Edit:  There are Cab equiped road slugs, owned by NS.  <a href="http://www.nsdash9.com/rosters/700.html">http://www.nsdash9.com/rosters/700.html</a></p> <p>Cabless boosters may or may not have hostler controls on board.  I have no data on this.  In the days of covered wagon B units, most that I have heard of did.  Those that did not where ones that were permanently connected with drawbar.  Slugs may or may not be equipped for MU operation with other locomotives, however DPU equipment in the other cab equipped unit.   </p> <p>Also from a practical modeling standpoint, are you planning on powering those road slugs?  If so where would you put the motor?  Are you planning on DC or DCC operation?  Do you have the capability of removing metal on the locomotive chasis to reduce the hood height? </p>
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