Thankyou very much
Rambo2How does it work?
If Jeff Hergert will access this thread he can explain it all in detail - he is a Engineer on the UP and operates DPU trains on many of his trips.
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Rambo2 How does it work?
How does it work?
It's all radio control. The engineer has the choice of tying the head end and the DPU together (electronically) or running them separately, where the lead loco would be run by traditional means, the DPU via the control box. If they are tied together, whatever the lead loco does, so does the DPU.
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Rambo2 How are locomotives controlled if they are in the middle from the lead loco ?I know airbrakes are connected but what about mu hoses?
How are locomotives controlled if they are in the middle from the lead loco ?I know airbrakes are connected but what about mu hoses?
They are not hard wired MUed with the head end. They are "distributed power units" (DPU) controlled by telemetry from the head end. The same is usually true with locomotives at the rear. DPU is pretty commmon in today's railroading.
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