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[quote user="cascadenorthernrr"]Well to my understanding the road slug acts as a parasite off the other units in the consist; meaning it uses the the prime mover and generator from the next unit over but can be MU'ed like any other unit.[/quote] It is mated with a specially equipped mother unit or units in all cases.  Norfolk Southern has built some with Cabs (using old GP38s).  <a href="http://www.nsdash9.com/rosters/700.html">http://www.nsdash9.com/rosters/700.html</a> The generators in the mother unit(s) supply one or both of the truck mounted traction motors, depending on how the individual unit is equipped.  It cannot be connected to a factory supplied cab equipped locomotive, unless it was ordered that way, I dont think EMD/GE are in the slug business anymore, just like they are not in the non-cab equipped booster business.
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