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Widenose cabs

  • was the cab standard or widenose?

    as for the SD50, did they even make those as cowls? weird. oh well. i prefer hood units

    Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.

  • Many C40-8s, HR616s (had to throw that in!), SD50s, SD60s, and GP/SD40-2s were built as cowl units for CN (and CP had their SD40-2Fs)
  • CN's cowls were 20 HR 616 from Bombardier, and then 60 SD50F and 64 SD60F from GMD. This was followed by 55 C40-8M, and 26 more acquired by BC Rail. CP Rail bought 25 SD40-2F.
    Dale
  • i see. well, hood units looks nicer IMO

    Your friendly neighborhood CNW fan.

  • QUOTE: Originally posted by Lord Atmo

    was the cab standard or widenose?

    as for the SD50, did they even make those as cowls? weird. oh well. i prefer hood units


    The Clinton accident involved a wide nose.
    Jeff
  • QUOTE: Originally posted by coborn35

    I belive its more electrical stuff.


    Uh no. The cab is for safety and crew comfort. There is no elctrical except headlight and control stand. Don't get to crazy Max. I know there are a couple over head lights in the cab but all the electrical is located in the cabinents behind the cab.
    I don't think they look nice at all. They just look ugly.

    James
    The Milwaukee Road From Miles City, Montana, to Avery, Idaho. The Mighty Milwaukee's Rocky Mountain Division. Visit: http://www.sd45.com/milwaukeeroad/index.htm
  • QUOTE: Originally posted by CMSTPP

    QUOTE: Originally posted by coborn35

    I belive its more electrical stuff.


    Uh no. The cab is for safety and crew comfort. There is no elctrical except headlight and control stand. Don't get to crazy Max. I know there are a couple over head lights in the cab but all the electrical is located in the cabinents behind the cab.
    I don't think they look nice at all. They just look ugly.

    James

    I was refering to the SD70ACe.

    Mechanical Department  "No no that's fine shove that 20 pound set all around the yard... those shoes aren't hell and a half to change..."

    The Missabe Road: Safety First

     

  • Now that I don't know. But I am betting Kale knows.

    James
    The Milwaukee Road From Miles City, Montana, to Avery, Idaho. The Mighty Milwaukee's Rocky Mountain Division. Visit: http://www.sd45.com/milwaukeeroad/index.htm
  • QUOTE: Originally posted by Lord Atmo

    yeah i figured there had to be some important reason that the cabs were changed. is there any reason why the SD70M-s and the SD70ACE have different styled noses? are there more posts in them or something?


    WELL It's because in the earlyer SD70s and so on the door wasn't a full hight door.......so to be nice to crewman and to increase visability they changed the cabs......


    JAMES WINS ROUND ONE!!!!!!!![:o)][:o)]
  • QUOTE: Originally posted by nssr9169

    QUOTE: Originally posted by Lord Atmo

    yeah i figured there had to be some important reason that the cabs were changed. is there any reason why the SD70M-s and the SD70ACE have different styled noses? are there more posts in them or something?


    WELL It's because in the earlyer SD70s and so on the door wasn't a full hight door.......so to be nice to crewman and to increase visability they changed the cabs......


    JAMES WINS ROUND ONE!!!!!!!![:o)][:o)]


    Thanks. I guess I didn't know about the door thing.

    James
    The Milwaukee Road From Miles City, Montana, to Avery, Idaho. The Mighty Milwaukee's Rocky Mountain Division. Visit: http://www.sd45.com/milwaukeeroad/index.htm
  • You dont remember Kales explantation? " When I get my SD70ACe, the odds are im gonna have it the rest of my life. So when im X's (name withheld) age, I dont wanna be bending down to get in my locomotive" LOL

    Mechanical Department  "No no that's fine shove that 20 pound set all around the yard... those shoes aren't hell and a half to change..."

    The Missabe Road: Safety First

     

  • Are names withelds enitials j.c or w. l.??????????????????? be nice max..[;)]
  • Wow Max (lordatmo).............. I cant believe you totaly just read that wrong.

    And then you deleted it hahaha [:p]

    Alec
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  • J.C lol

    Mechanical Department  "No no that's fine shove that 20 pound set all around the yard... those shoes aren't hell and a half to change..."

    The Missabe Road: Safety First

     

  • Better be J.C not W. L. or there will be some A** kicking