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Posted by Newkirk Images on Sun Jan 3 05:50:52 2010, in response to Re: Photos: BMT ''C'' Types, posted by randyo on Fri Jan 1 15:49:31 2010. You misread my syntax. What I said was that with the possible exception of 1500 and 1501, the rest of the C type fleet had the surplus master controllers that were removed from the steels when they were unitized in the 1920s.Okay, I see now. I've never seen a photo of a "C" Type cab, so I wasn't sure if they had the old "BU" style" controllers. I often wondered if there were sufficient steel controllers left to have done the same thing with the Qs when they were rebuilt. If there were any left over, I assume they were retained as spares. The BMT in those days didn't scrap anything unless it was a last resort. Using the surplus controllers for the "C" Types was an example of that. Bill Newkirk |