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DESKTOP CONTROLS IN VIA F40PH-2s!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

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DESKTOP CONTROLS IN VIA F40PH-2s!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Posted by UPTRAIN on Monday, July 5, 2004 7:39 PM
[;)][:0][^]I saw a pic of the cab of a F40PH-2 that had desktop controls!!! Do all of these have desktops or do most have AAR contol stands? Please reply if ya know, thanks!!![:D][:)][8D][:p][}:)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 5, 2004 8:11 PM
Are you going to share the picture with us? [:)]
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 11:41 PM
Here, http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=61566

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Posted by Grinandbearit on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 8:49 AM
All of VIAs F40s have desk top controls. Really modern eh!
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Wednesday, July 7, 2004 5:50 PM
I never knew an F40 or F40 derivetave of any kind had desktops. Thanks for the info!!!

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Posted by Grinandbearit on Thursday, July 8, 2004 10:05 AM
UPTRAIN ,Now I'll blow your mind again! ONR (Ontario Northland Railroad) has FP7A s with desktop controls and Cat engines!!!!!
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Posted by UPTRAIN on Thursday, July 8, 2004 2:29 PM
Woah, I think the ex-susquehanna E9s have desktops, can anyone varify this?

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 8, 2004 4:08 PM
Alot of Locomotives have controls that way.....for quite some years now.

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Posted by espeefoamer on Thursday, July 8, 2004 6:21 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Grinandbearit

UPTRAIN ,Now I'll blow your mind again! ONR (Ontario Northland Railroad) has FP7A s with desktop controls and Cat engines!!!!!

FP7s with desktop controls! Next thing I know, you'll be telling me the railroads have replaced cabooses with a small black box stuck into the rear coupler,with a red flashing light on top.[:0][;)]
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Posted by Grinandbearit on Monday, July 12, 2004 3:04 PM
Not all black boxes have a flashing light!

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