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Re: Now that's a nice-looking switcher (PTC No. 100)
Author: Shortline Sammie
Date: 09-24-2016 - 12:35
Tom McCann Wrote:
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> Interesting that they even included the trolley
> pole. I had not realized that this unit was
> equipped to draw overhead power, which was still
> in use at the time of its purchase (for the
> remaining interurban routes to Bellrose and Oregon
> City, as well as in the yard).
The trolley poles were used only to activate switches on the overhead which operated the block signals and crossing gates. The 100 is a standard diesel-electric which produces its own propulsion power and is completely isolated from the overhead system.
Dick Samuels
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> Interesting that they even included the trolley
> pole. I had not realized that this unit was
> equipped to draw overhead power, which was still
> in use at the time of its purchase (for the
> remaining interurban routes to Bellrose and Oregon
> City, as well as in the yard).
The trolley poles were used only to activate switches on the overhead which operated the block signals and crossing gates. The 100 is a standard diesel-electric which produces its own propulsion power and is completely isolated from the overhead system.
Dick Samuels
