These were shot in the dead line at Milwaukee Road's Bensenville Yard, May of 1983. I never noticed until I scanned this picture, that the "B-unit" is way different than any other I'd seen. It has no fuel tank and four portals for sand. If anyone can identify these, plese comment. I'm not even sure if the A-unit id an F9...
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Registered: July 2004 Location: Edmonds Washington Posts: 1,075
Mon May 21, 2007 12:05am
The B unit is a slug, it has no prime mover, just traction motors and added ballast. The slug recieved 'juice' from adjoining conventional units. I think that the F unit is an F7. Sets like these were used out here in Washington State on Tacoma Hill - a very steep grade exceeding 4% in places. I believe that similar slug sets were used elsewhere on the Milwaukee.
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Registered: October 2004 Posts: 41
Mon May 21, 2007 12:10am
I thought it might be a slug, but I thought the fuel tank would be present (and filled with ballast.). Thanks Jon. I have more photos of the nose of this unit. I'll try to find it. I believe that the road number is in the shot.
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