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Posted by Bill West on Sat Feb 28 17:39:31 2015, in response to Re: CNS&M (was:Re: Eye Candy Photo), posted by WillD on Sat Feb 28 16:36:07 2015. Speaking to the hundreds of classical interurban companies, among which CNS&M was a heavyweight,-MU ability was core to the business concept and its success. If you see two motorized electric cars together, they're in MU. -I don't think enroute adds and cuts were common, it's at route endpoints where train composition would be changed. -rapid transit/subway couplers were likely viewed as expensive. Pacific Electric was one of the few I found in Middleton's "The Interurban Era". Having said all that, I too can't find the sockets in this picture or in a search of North Shore shots. They show more readily at each side of the end door on wooden cars but not here. The wood car ones are junior versions of diesel jumpers, about 8-12 pins. They could be under the anti-climber, either side of the end door, in the door jamb, rarely above the door (more common on mainline electric locos) but I saw many pictures where I couldn't find them at all. The other gadgets seen which can be discounted are the square box below the destination sign which is the headlight outlet and the round trolley retriever on the left face. Under the coupler are two air hoses for brake pipe and main reservoir connections. Anybody got a good picture? Bill |
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