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 [quote]QUOTE: However, note that Amtrak's "cab cars" are often ex FP-40's that retain the safety feature of a cab-body diesel locomotive on the point.[/quote] I wasnt aware they did that. All i knew of push-pull was with one "locomotive looking" locomotive at one end and then a string of passenger cars, the last one having some driving controls and such in it. This is just based on what i have seen of the Amtrak California system. So some push-pull trains have what appears to be 2 locomotives(one at either end of the train) except one of those locomotives has actually had its prime mover, generators, and what-have-you taken out? So basically a shell on trucks with only the driving controls in the cab? I think if thats the case then seeing trains that have an EMD F unit on either end would probably look quite good. Plus i'm sure the carbody could withstand a collision much better than the cars could. When they use these ex-diesels do the trucks retain their traction motors so they can be powered by the locomotive at the other end of the train?
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