Saw something unusual today, it looked like an old E unit, except that it had 2 cabs, 1 on either end and 6 wheel trucks. It wasn’t in operation, just being pulled along with a consist of SD40’s. It was painted nuetral gray with no markings. Anybody have an idea what it was, cause I don’t know,
Could that be one of the old Milwaukee Road electrics or some variation of it?
Just a thought…
Jeffery,
Maybe an ‘export’ shipment? Here is a link to a photo of an export engine delivered to England:
http://emdexport.railfan.net/uk/uk2.html
Jim
This is a Vline EMD AT22C-2R Built by Clyde Engineering in Australia, EMD licensee. This unit is 5’ 3 gauge, EMD 12 cyl,645 engine 1500 hp #A73
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/vlineA73.jpg
Something like that?
It was built by license of EMD, so there could have been others, even in this country. They would be as rare as hens teeth though!
Exactly that type. Biggest difference is, it was painted all gray, with no markings.
This is a Vline EMD AT22C-2R EMD 12 cyl, 645 engine 1500 hp #A73
http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/vlineA73.jpg
Obviously, this one was regauged to standard gauge. I have no idea where it was being taken. Probably on it’s way to a scrap line somewhere.
Didn’t one of the loco manufacturers build an E- or F-series loco with a cob on both ends as an experiment, maybe for the Milwaukee Road? The loco would never have to be turned. I remember reading about something like that some time ago but can’t remember the details (old age, ya know?).
Sorry I’m not much help.
Darrell, quiet…for now
I recall seeing something like that one time, associated with a railroad in Maryland, I believe.
Baldwin built some ‘Babyface’ double enders for CNJ - only one order IIRC. Also, Clyde in Austrailia may have built some EMD types for use there(there were some long F3 looking engines with A-1-A trucks).
Jim
Here is a link to the CNJ Baldwins DR6-4-2000
Read my second post up above.
Although the Baldwin “Babyface” was usually associated with the Jersey Central I’m almost sure I remember seeing a photo of one decked out in MOPAC blue and wasn’t there a southern road that had a few???
I think i might be able to shed some light on it…
The last of these A class locomotives was retired about one month ago, and i believe some were sold to a railroad in South America, that would probably explain why it was in your neck of the woods.
James
If it’s going to South America, they’re going to have to a bunch of fixing on it before they use it. It looked to be in pretty sorry shape. I hate that I didn’t have a camera with me.
I don’t know about the A class being retired and sold off, I saw one running on Sunday.
Though their bodies are those of the early-1950s B class, they were rebuilt in the 80s with new engines so are far from the most obsolete locos on Australian rails. For that matter a handful of Bs that missed out on reconstruction are still running.
Yes, Seaboard Airline had at least one “Centipede” giant and a couple of the smaller cab units as well. I don’t know how many but the numbers were very low.
A shame that though while very attractive, they were maintenance nightmares for the railroad’s shop forces. Some of the problems, if I’m not mistaken, included oil leakage on top of electrical cable connections and traction motor blowers that cooled the track ballast instead of the traction motors!
Could of been a Little Joe going to a museum. Double ended locomotives are not really that rare in history and your description is vague, so no telling. Fred
Could be some of those new engines being built for China. There is a picture of one of the GEs in the Aug 2006 Trains mag. EMD is also building some for China.
Nope!! That is not the milwaukee road little joe. The Little joe was an electric locomotive that ran on over head wires. There would be pantographs on the top of the locomotive for the electrical pickup. That locomotive is a diesel electric that I believe (but don’t quote me on it) was shipped from Australia. I don’t know what it would be doing there though??
James