Re: MRL SD-45 High Nose
Author: HUTCH 7.62
Date: 02-20-2017 - 17:31
Uncle Dave Wrote:
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> OPRRMS writes...<>
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> You are correct. The 680 stuck in my mind because
> it was a good unit. Rarely had an on line faliure.
> It was sort of restricted to mid-consist as it
> never had a radio or MARY hook-up. You could see
> in the floor, on both units, where there was dual
> control stands at one time. When MRL had them,
> they were set up for short hood forward. The 682
> was sort of a hanger queen.
>
> Yes, they both went to scrap.
> Dave in Missoula
Whats a MARY hookup? I seem to remember from the old trains article, that the 680 never had FRA glazing so the cab could not be occupied.