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Re: Illinois Central low-door doodlebug #113 at Memphis TN, circa 1933 |
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Posted by Bill West on Wed Jul 8 16:44:44 2015, in response to Re: Illinois Central low-door doodlebug #113 at Memphis TN, circa 1933, posted by Elkeeper on Wed Jul 8 15:46:33 2015. Many gas cars do have rear controls but it would have been an $ option. There is no rear pilot here so it is unlikely to be so equipped. Gas cars usually replaced branch line steam trains so a wye or turntable often already existed at the far end of most routes. Given that these lines were losing money; adding the controls, a pilot and a headlight could easily be skipped.Bill |
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