FP7s TT00036

DateTime	Author	Posting
10/09/2000 11:34 AM	Bill Kuebler	The only photo I have is of 6601 taken from the > engineers side. My questions are, did both units have the same snowplow > pilots? Yes, but not when delivered. Both had the standard pilot when delivered. NP gave them both snow plow pilots a few years later. "Did they both have the same arrangement of headlights?" Yes. What was > the upper headlight, a large red light or two sealed beams in a vertical > position with the white lens above the red? The latter, same as F-9As. Large rubber seal around the housing, however, unlike the F-9As' thin rubber one. The lower headlight, was it > two sealed beams in a horizontal or in a vertical arrangement. Horizontal. Lastly, > did they both have weatherization hatchs and no dynamic brakes? Correct, but I believe the winterization covers were added by NP very shortly after delivery. Strangely, at least one of these two units had its low roof fans changed to high ones like the ones on F-3s--this was unit 6600. Would expect the opposite. Can't pinpoint the change date, but know it was before 1961. Neither unit had dynamic brakes. Don't know of any instance where these units operated west of Livingston on passenger trains. Ditto the eight passenger Geeps, because none of them had a dynamic brake. NP wanted dynamic brakes on all its passenger units & trains west of Livingston. FP-7, 6601, 6600, pilots, roof fans, details, modifications Compiler C Frissell