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RU479
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207 poking out at Willowbrook
Believe 206 and 212 are attached behind it
Believe 206 and 212 are attached behind it
cplchanb
Senior Member
sooooo... will they use them now that theyre rebuilt or will they just keep them sitting there for the time being?
RU479
Active Member
Honestly I have no idea.
206 is the only one that has been used in service and that was as a regular coach right behind the locomotive.
I’m assuming perhaps they will start seeing use once the 13 locomotives arrive, and when all 15 of them are delivered.
robmausser
Senior Member
Whats the percentage of old cars that havent been refurbished in the original green livery being used in the system still?
RU479
Active Member
There are 7 of them, 251 - 257.
Out of the 56 old cab cars on GO’s fleet, that’s a 12.5% of old cab cars still operating as a cab cars and in the original green livery.
WB62
Senior Member
I think they mean coaches as well as cab cars, I’ll see if I can find out later if someone else doesn’t already know
RU479
Active Member
An in progress shot of the remaining cab cars at North Bay. Image credit to James Lalande.
RU479
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Yesterday, I overheard this conversation by the crew of the 16:38 train to Allandale. It had classic cab car 251 at the head of the train.
Conductor: Man I already hate this.
Engineer: Hate what?
Conductor: The cab car.
Considering how on top of 200-214, there is the possibility of the 242-250 batch being restored as leaders, I wonder how the crews must feel?
Conductor: Man I already hate this.
Engineer: Hate what?
Conductor: The cab car.
Considering how on top of 200-214, there is the possibility of the 242-250 batch being restored as leaders, I wonder how the crews must feel?
cplchanb
Senior Member
Well I guess they would consider the refurbed cars ad a downgrade since the new cabs are so much more spacious and ergonomic
RU479
Active Member
GO 2629 is on CP being delivered, not sure if towards Thunder Bay or coming from as it is painted in the Metrolinx scheme.
Image credit to Nicholas Kasim.
Metroscapes
Active Member
Don't they have a better view too, without pillars and being elevated?
RU479
Active Member
Yes. Most of the crews vastly prefer the new cab cars because of that and the other reasons mentioned above.
Krypto98
Active Member
And the conductor doesn't even have a desk ... which reminds me of the standard cabs that we have at CN and why I don't like them...
lenaitch
Senior Member
I thought that was a debate - probably between generations of operators, a while back. Some preferred that traditional 'pedestal' controls over the 'desk' style.
Edit: I just realized you said "conductor", not 'engineer'. Makes sense; they used to have an entire unit (caboose) to work out of!