Post by tjmfishing on Mar 12, 2015 20:55:08 GMT -5
Back in 1967, CN modified six RS-18's for fast passenger service in the Toronto-Windsor Corridor. The main changes included the addition of dual control stands (no need to turn locomotives), regearing for 92mph and the addition of a Cummins VT12-700 Hotel Power engine in the short hood. The short hood was extended right to the pilot to make room for the HEP. These units were rebuilt from 3800 series RS-18's wearing green and gold at the time. The paint was touched up until the red and white scheme was adopted at a later date. Here's a shot of one in green and gold, prior to renumbering and repainting, by my buddy Bill Linley. It is in freight service.
cnlines.ca/CNcyclopedia/loco/mlw/img_cn3860br.jpg
There are a number of photos of the locomotives below:
www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cnr_diesel/tempo.htm
www.cnrphotos.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=8676
The coaches were single level coaches built by Hawker Siddeley and were an early Canadian attempt at hotel power. 3151 was wrecked early on, and had its HEP motor removed. That, and the use of the odd non-Tempo locomotive in Tempo service necessitated the rebuilding of several CC&F baggage cars to contain an HEP motor.
Oddly enough, all six locomotives were serviced, retired, and scrapped out of Moncton, NB for the duration of their 10-ish year tenure with CN. This news came from several notable employees of the CN shops at Moncton, including Wendell Lemon and Ron Leblanc. These engines travelled down several times per year and were broken in after servicing on revenue CN freights out of Moncton, before being shipped west on CN 15.
The build itself is a simple one, consisting of a lot of pilot work and the standard RS-11 to RS-18 long hood mods. Chris Mears is rapid prototyping the short hood as we speak. Here is my progress thus far.
cnlines.ca/CNcyclopedia/loco/mlw/img_cn3860br.jpg
There are a number of photos of the locomotives below:
www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cnr_diesel/tempo.htm
www.cnrphotos.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=8676
The coaches were single level coaches built by Hawker Siddeley and were an early Canadian attempt at hotel power. 3151 was wrecked early on, and had its HEP motor removed. That, and the use of the odd non-Tempo locomotive in Tempo service necessitated the rebuilding of several CC&F baggage cars to contain an HEP motor.
Oddly enough, all six locomotives were serviced, retired, and scrapped out of Moncton, NB for the duration of their 10-ish year tenure with CN. This news came from several notable employees of the CN shops at Moncton, including Wendell Lemon and Ron Leblanc. These engines travelled down several times per year and were broken in after servicing on revenue CN freights out of Moncton, before being shipped west on CN 15.
The build itself is a simple one, consisting of a lot of pilot work and the standard RS-11 to RS-18 long hood mods. Chris Mears is rapid prototyping the short hood as we speak. Here is my progress thus far.