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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by wjstix (...) For E units, it depended on the railroad and their wants/needs. Some roads liked to use back to back A-A units, that way they didn't have to turn the engines at the terminal, since the train could be run from either engine. Some roads thought it looked better to run A-B sets as the B units blended cosmetically better with the passenger cars. [/quote] Do you really thinks cosmetics were taken into account? I'd say it's more a matter of economics, B-units being cheaper plus you can change engine crew without stopping.
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