04-27-2012, 09:23 AM
Brakie Wrote:Reinhard,I think Lucius Beebe had it right when he said "A short line is such a down home thing".I couldn't agree more.
While living in Kenton,Oh in '96 I visited R.J.Corman's Western Ohio lines once a week and was impress with the operation and at that time 9010 (Ex B&O 6523) was working as the plant switcher(Corman offers plant switching services) at BP oil refinery in Lima.
If you haven't guess by now I'm a big fan of R.J.Corman.
Looks like the 9010 has been retired. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPic...x?id=65923
This photo http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/picture...R1-15b.jpg shows the front of the 9002 with the two remote control boxes. I am under the impression they are not permanent mounted but "hang" only at the front hand rails. There is also only one more photo of the 9002 with the boxes. Other photos of the 9002 in the new plain red scheme show the engine without the boxes.
I know UP used older gray GE engine bodies for remote control purposes in the LA area (I guess they have their roots at SP). The two boxes used by Corman look much smarter to me. The boxes have their own independent yellow light and a horn. Are there other examples of mobile devices attached to engines for remote control?
Reinhard