Hello to All,
How are many of these units are completed? Plus where are they running?
Thanx for any info.
XC Tower
Not sure exactly, and pretty much everywhere. I've had these on switch locals and mainline trains.
As of today, 26 SD40-2's have been rebuilt with the new NS-designed "Admiral" cab and low short hood. Specific unit numbers are listed in the General Info at the botton of my roster page here:
NS EMD SD40-2 6073-6205 series roster page
These units are used system wide in all types of service.
Chris TothNSDash9.comAlso visit the NSDash9.com facebook page for the latest updates.
I gotta hand it to you railfans that know more about what is going on than the employees do.
What the hell is an "Admiral" cab and why weren't we told about this?
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The "Admiral" cab is an NS home grown cab nose designed to provide extra crash protection to the locomotive and the crew. I do not remember hich shop designed it, but it is being put on the SD40-2 rebuilds.
I think that the "Admiral" cab got its nickname from the slant of the windshield, similar to that of the bridge of a ship.
BigJim I gotta hand it to you railfans that know more about what is going on than the employees do. What the hell is an "Admiral" cab and why weren't we told about this?
Not sure where the term "Admiral" came from as pertains to this particular style of enhanced cab, but they are apparently made in Pennsylvania by a third party supplier and applied to NS's Altoona/Juniata Shop rebuilds.
They are to provide the crew additional protection with reinforced and enhanced windshields and glass and heavier construction.
linked: http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/195453.aspx
The above link is to a Thread on these Forums from August of 2011 and shows further links to the Admiral Cab Modifications and possibly where the name originated(?).
Hope this will help Big Jim!
P.S. An excellent resource you might also find informative is the website on NS Power maintained by Chris Toth @ http://www.nsdash9.com/horsehead.html mentioned in the above linked Thread!
It will be interesting to see if this slant on the windshield will cause snow to collect against the base and continue collecting until you won't be able to see. Don't guess it will happen this year though.
No, the slant is the other way. The top is further out than the bottom.
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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zugmann No, the slant is the other way. The top is further out than the bottom.
That's exactly what I was talking about.
With that slope away from defrost air, I hope they put some good "Heated Windshields" on them.
It was mentioned in a BizNS article not too long ago. The article said the cab was designed by an NS employee who retired from the Navy hence the shape of the cab resembles that of a ship. They are also equipped with an underfloor air conditioner and an electric hand brake.
EMD#1 It was mentioned in a BizNS article not too long ago. The article said the cab was designed by an NS employee who retired from the Navy hence the shape of the cab resembles that of a ship. They are also equipped with an underfloor air conditioner and an electric hand brake.
The underfloor a/c is horrible in these engines.
I'm a mainline engineer so I haven't had any but there is one assigned as a yard engine in Inman Yard in Atlanta.
Whenever we got big snow, it piled up on the nose in front of the windshield anyhow. Not like you use those windows for much, so no biggie.
This was on the 5600s, so you did have some air blowing at the windows - but not enough to really matter, I guess.
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