Hot Water Wrote:
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> Pdxrailtransit Wrote:
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> > brains Wrote:
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> > > Hey, PDX- Please help my ignorance, and tell
> > why
> > > this is called a Spartan cab. The North
> > American
> > > Safety cab is pretty self-explanatory.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance. brains
> >
> >
> > The Spartan cab was introduced in 1963 with the
> > GP35. Before that you had the sloped noses of
> the
> > GP20 and the SD24,
>
> Except the cab interior wasn't all that different,
> no matter whether the "nose" was sloped or not.
> Thus, your "Spartan Cab" was really introduced on
> EMD GP/SD models with the GP7, as the cab interior
> of a GP7 was pretty much unchanged up through the
> GP20/SD24 models. The "standard" cabs we know
> today started with the 35 series units, as a
> result of improvements in manufacturing
> standardization.
>
> and I guess the GP30 doesn't
> > count.
>
> Right.
>
> While it would be fun to attribute the name
> > to a Michigan State alum, I am sure it was
> named
> > Spartan, as in spare and simple.
>
> Well, in all my years at EMD, I must admit that I
> NEVER heard the term "Spartan Cab".


I have only ever heard PDX use the term.