OPRRMS Wrote:
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> BOB2 Wrote:
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> > It was a B unit, not a cab, thanks....
> >
> > The numbering on these were in sets of multiple
> > units was a little weird, with the designation
> of
> > a "61 C" being the last cab unit in a set.
> This
> > was a legacy of the original number of the FT's
> > which were originally delivered as
> > semi-permanently "drawbar" connected sets of 4.
>
> > Thus, in the early Alco's too, it would have
> been
> > 61-61A-61B-61C- in what would normally be an
> Alco
> > PA "ABBA" delivered consist configuration.
> >
>
> Just for the sake of clarity, Santa Fe's PA/PB's
> were delivered in A-B-A and A-B sets, thusly:
> 51LAB thru 62LAB and 70LA thru 73LA. Units with B
> suffixes (which were cab units, not boosters),
> were renumbered 63L thru 69L and 74L thru 78L,
> explaining why they're not in sequencial date on
> later rosters.
>
> The FM Erie-built A-B-A set was 90LAB, and was
> never renumbered. The 90B was the only known
> unit to actually display the "B" suffix in its
> number boards.
>
> And last but not least, Santa Fe's FTs were not
> drawbar connected, but had shank couplers between
> the units.

Probably should've also mentioned that the 63L (originally 51B) was renumbered to 51C when the 51 set was rebuilt by EMD.