[quote name='Tommy McQuade' timestamp='1304911270' post='438915']
Mike what is that between the two locomotives?
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It's called a "SLUG"... a unit that has traction motors on it's axles but no diesel engine driven generator to create power with. Slug's get their electrical power from a "MOTHER" unit or locomotive.
Typically you find Slug sets in heavy tonnage, low speed applications like in the coal fields of WV or in yard switching service. Slug units have no way of moving on their own and depend on their Mother unit for power of propulsion.
CSX has a large fleet of Slug / Mother sets. Slugs are typically converted from older locomotives that have had their diesel engine and main generators removed with ballast blocks in their place. Operating cabs sometimes are retained as in the case of the CSX units. I also believe the W&W also still has a Slug unit with a cab.
Some Slugs can be setup to transfer fuel to their paired Mother unit, extending their operational range.
Tim W.
Mike what is that between the two locomotives?
[/quote]
It's called a "SLUG"... a unit that has traction motors on it's axles but no diesel engine driven generator to create power with. Slug's get their electrical power from a "MOTHER" unit or locomotive.
Typically you find Slug sets in heavy tonnage, low speed applications like in the coal fields of WV or in yard switching service. Slug units have no way of moving on their own and depend on their Mother unit for power of propulsion.
CSX has a large fleet of Slug / Mother sets. Slugs are typically converted from older locomotives that have had their diesel engine and main generators removed with ballast blocks in their place. Operating cabs sometimes are retained as in the case of the CSX units. I also believe the W&W also still has a Slug unit with a cab.
Some Slugs can be setup to transfer fuel to their paired Mother unit, extending their operational range.
Tim W.
Mechanical engineers build weapons, whereas civil engineers build targets.
When the man at the door said," Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms", I, naturally assumed it was a delivery!
When the man at the door said," Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms", I, naturally assumed it was a delivery!
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