Southern Railway train #219 passes thru Howell Junction with a mid-train Radio Control Car receiving radio telementry from the lead locomotive,
Southern Railway 905930, a predecessor to DPU technology, had MU capabilty to allow any locomotive on the roster to serve as DPU power
Date:
9/7/1981
Location:
Atlanta, GA
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Collection Of:
Bernie Feltman
Locomotives:
SOU 3166(SD45)
SOU 3058(SD35)
Author:
Bernie Feltman
Picture Categories: Action
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Southern Railway Georgia action shots
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Atlanta Rails
General
Not as efficient but certaintly more interesting than DPU's, good shot. If i tried this today id probably be arrested!
7/3/2009 4:59:24 PM
Darrell Krueger
General
Just as efficient as todays DPU's. The only difference is that the electronics back in those days were so huge that you had to have a dedicated car. Now they're so small that they can fit in an equipment rack right ahead of the engineer.
10/3/2010 9:17:50 PM
George Redmond
General
Good shot, Good catch Bernie.
11/21/2010 12:14:34 PM
Charles Burgess
General
Excellent photo!
11/22/2010 12:34:18 AM
Dale Burns
General
That's a fine shot Bernie!! Man I wish I'd have taken some photos of those!!
11/22/2010 1:30:05 AM
Jeffrey Allen
General
Thanks for this wonderful shot.
11/22/2010 8:57:05 AM
Fred Stuckmann
General
Cool shot.
11/22/2010 11:56:21 AM
Karl Rethwisch
General
11/22/2010 1:07:03 PM
Karl Rethwisch
General
A "Stealth" RCU receiver. GREAT shot Bernie !!!!
11/22/2010 1:08:08 PM
Clifford Nunn
General
The one time that I sat there on the acess road ( early 80's) I was asked to leave. I sat in a area next to the building behind the train just above the s on the radio car
11/22/2010 6:55:30 PM
David Barrentine
General
Nice catch and shot Bernie!
11/22/2010 7:41:53 PM
Dennis Weber
General
Nice Catch & Shot.
11/23/2010 4:52:22 PM
Bryan Smith
General
Through the early 1980's these were referred to as "slave units". In the mid 1980's political correctness dictated that they be called "radio units".
11/28/2010 7:23:06 AM
G Gerard
General
Awesome catch!
12/23/2010 9:55:42 AM
Terry Tsutsumi
General
Just love that berrwick radio control car! It rocks have a few of the wrighttrak models of!!not to mention fantastic photo op!!!
2/24/2013 9:42:07 PM
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