BN TEB-6s

[traingeek087]

Does anyone have any infromation on BNs TEB-6? at least I think that's what they're called. their a slug with a cab from the looks of it, and I know they are choped from an old SD9 I think.

[nfmisso]

Do a search with Index of Magazines above. There has been something published on them.

[traingeek087]

I mispelled it. I believe it should be TEBUC-6.

[Anonymous]

traingeek,
Check out a few photos here:

http://archive.trainpix.com/BN/EMDRBLD/TEBUC6/INDEX.HTM

Youre correct, these units were originally SD9's - which is only evident if you look at the slug's underframe. The body and cab look nothing like what you would expect on an SD9. It would be interesting to see a model on one of these . . .

Josh
Spokane, WA

[traingeek087]

What is the main porpoise of these locomotives? I know they are not main line engines. Are they used as yard goats? Do they have a motor in them or do they just use the traction motors?

[Anonymous]

I have seen these units at the BNSF yard in Pasco, WA. The "mother" unit for these is usually an SD38-2 (if i remember corretly). I have also seen these slugs on through freights in Yakima, WA, but these were dead-in-tow. Like all slugs, these units have traction motors, but no prime mover (diesel engne), and must rely on a "mother" unit for power.

Josh
Spokane, WA

[traingeek087]

Than what's the use of a cab on it?

[Anonymous]

I have heard of slugs being equipped with cabs to the engineer can operate the mother-slug consist from the slug. This would make it easier if, for example, the slug was the lead unit while switching in the yard. I'm not certain though if this is why BN put cabs on their TEB-6's.

Some commuter passenger trains use a similar system. Some coaches are equipped with a control cab, this car is placed on the opposite end of the train as the locomotive. The locomotive can pu***he train from the rear while the engineer runs the train from the cab in the lead coach. This saves the railroad the trouble of having to move the locomotive from one end of the train to the other.

Josh
Spokane, WA

[traingeek087]

Thanks all for the infromation. This gives me a little better idea of how these things work.