Espee99 Wrote:
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> Why are the radiators covered on the units at CW
> and NWT. When used at SP the were open and looked
> functional, were the units rebuilt, or did they
> not need the additional cooling?
The shutters were removed and replaced by a screen by the SP when the units were assigned to the T&L lines to allow for better radiator cooling. The same thing was done to the RSD-12s and RSD-15s. More examples can be seen on Jeff Moore's OC&E page: [
www.trainweb.org] It's a mystery to me how the radiator water was kept warm in Oregon.