Re: Dropsteps
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 10-15-2010 - 10:58
Pdxrailtransit Wrote:
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> I may be off on the starting number, but SP S12s
> 2150-2157 we MU equipped, and so were given the
> drop steps. These units also had the frame mounted
> side handrails, as opposed the hood mounted single
> handrail on the earlier S12s.
2146 thru 2157 had MU. It's been removed from the 2150 in Steve's photo but you can kind of make it out on the 2154 in the background. Maybe Steve has a photo of another unit he can post that shows it up close. There was a steel plate mounted between the two center stanchions and all the MU connections were mounted vertically from it. From the top, there was a crosswalk light, then three air hoses, and finally a plug for the MU cable. It's a mystery to me why Baldwin chose this setup rather than something more conventional.