09-11-2013, 01:58 PM
cn nutbar Wrote:....a very rare locomotive hidden behind GP38-2 3117---a rebuilt CP EMD yard slug 1156---which started as a SW1200RS back in 1959 as CP 8136....
Supposedly, these (there are a number of them) are "mother" units for (mostly) SD40-2s used in hump service. They have no prime mover nor any traction motors, and are used solely for housing the remote control equipment for controlling the companion larger locomotive. Seems kinda redundant, as CP operates lots of remotely-controlled locomotives using equipment housed in the controlled-locomotives.
Wayne