In the Ask Trains.com compilation for April, Cody is joined by Model Railroader‘s Bryson Sleppy to discuss how trackside detectors transmit defects, which railroad built the CSX line in Chesterton, Indiana, and answer questions such as why some Canadian National cars spell “Canadian” with an E, the fate of Branchline Trains, and why some Electro-Motive Division E8 locomotives are not paired with a B unit.
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I would like to point out that the Photo you show of CNW 5022B is still a cab unit. From what I can tell they were just sold to CNW as a pair 5022A and 5022B. Both units are a technically A units but as a set one needs to be a “B” unit.
I have visited the real CNW 5022A in chandler Arizona where it is on display. I do believe their is some confusion on this unit and I need to go look at it again. But the museum plaque claims is was CNW 5022B, but it also claims that it was numbered as CNW/RTA 519 and this would make it 5022A. E8A CNW 5022B was renumbered as CNW/RTA 520.
On other Clue that this unit is CNW 5022A is that CNW 5022B had a large dent and crease on the fire side nose of the engine for it’s entire life. But the E8A listed as 5022B in Chandler Arizona does not have that dent and crease in the nose. Next time I go out to see this unit I want to see if I can get access and be able to see the actual serial number.
Wither way any E8A is still a cool thing to see. The one in Arizona now is all silver and runs under MREX 97