8 Wheel bogy locos, Articulated

Anonymous · January 27, 2003, 1:16am

Hi all.

Does anyone know of a loco that had two 8 wheel bogy’s ( Not the DD-30 or 40’s) this loco hade Articulated ones?

I saw it once in modle form, It was a monister, But i can’t find anything on it now.

Please help…
TYPAN…

nfmisso · January 28, 2003, 12:39pm

Take you pick.
Nigel

edblysard · January 27, 2003, 10:31am

GE made a U50, and I think Baldwin made a cowle unit called the centipede?
Ed

edblysard · January 27, 2003, 3:58pm

Or maby UP’s Gas Turbine? Had four trucks(bogys) with four wheels each truck.
Ed

Anonymous · January 28, 2003, 3:39am

Thanks ED. I am pritty sure it was not a GAS Turbine.

but do you know if there are any picks on the net
of the two you mentioned?

Thanks …TYPAN

Anonymous · February 11, 2003, 5:00am

Thanks Nigel, You Da Man!

It is the Alco C855, I was looking for.

But do you know if it only had that same sort of knose? Or was there a Wide style?

Thanks again, TYPAN…

CSSHEGEWISCH · February 11, 2003, 2:10pm

Total Alco C855 production was 2 cabs and 1 booster. Cab model had a conventional nose only.