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[evan123]

 

[jadebullet]

Just wondering Evan, what route are you running. I am enjoying seeing some Reading power.

 

[evan123]

It's a fictional short line route that I have been working on for the passed week it is based out of Alberta Canada. Should be released here in a month or so.

 

[WCL]

It wasn't a common practice, except in train sets!:wave: :wave: :wave:

Ohhhhh SNAP!!!!! How do you like them apples??? ha ha ha :hehe: Its a train sim....He can run the F units with whatever he wants.... :Y:

 

[Therock]

Maybe because the F in F unit stands for freight*?

*Full Body Cowl

 

[Michael_Evans]

*Full Body Cowl

Is that what it stands for? I read somewhere that the F in F unit was for freight.

 

[jadebullet]

FP7, nuff said.

 

[Therock]

Is that what it stands for? I read somewhere that the F in F unit was for freight.

GP General Purpose
SD Special Duty
F Full body cowl

 

[applegathc]

GP General Purpose
SD Special Duty
F Full body cowl

Few to add for good measure:

W Widecab

B BoBo Wheel Arrangement

C CoCo Wheel Arrangement

-2 Second Generation of a Locomotive

-3/R Rebuild

P Steam Generator Inside Locomotive

HEP/APU/APCU Head End Power/Auxillary Power/Cab Unit

X Demo/Prototype Locomotive..?

cam

 

[backyard]

Na....

Your right Michael, when Dick Dilworth designed the first "F" units, there were no geeps....

According to the Historic compilation of Trains Magazine articles featuring EMD called "Our GM Scrapbook," by David P. Morgan, F-Means Freight!

If you want to know the History of EMD up to the second generation of Diesel-electric locomotives, here is a beautiful place to start.

Also included, is a chapter on how EMD built locomotives.

 

[lsstaten]

 

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

Can almost smell the trees and grass in that last picture. Beautiful. It's now my work desktop for the next week or so.

 

[Therock]

-2 Second Generation of a Locomotive

Or in other cases the engine has been upgraded to the -2 electrical system

 

[TopGEK]

 

[skidmark22]

 

[betsy662]

GP General Purpose
SD Special Duty
F Full body cowl

Actually, the FT, was designated Freight, was also available with passenger gearing, but was initially designed for freight, some western roads found the E units less than desirable for use in mountainous areas, and prefered F units, when the F3 was introduced, it also was available with gearing that allowed for passenger train speeds, but was also offered with steam generators.

Either way, the Warbonnet paint was generally reserved for passenger service.

 

[Eboy87]

 

[Epoche3bis4]

@Epo: Can you please tell me what your computer specs are? All of your screenshots are simply stunning.

Thanks,
Matt

My PC System is an five years old Machine with a Pentium4 3,2GHz, 3072MB 533MHz-DDR2 SDRAM and a 7600GT Graphic Card, and it's runs and runs and runs........

and I use Windows XP and TRS2007

Cheers Epo

 

[betsy662]

FP7, nuff said.

The FP7 was 4 feet longer and had a larger steam generator than a standard F unit.

 

[007007]

Wow. Ian is back from the grave!!!