EMD F unit in local service

By David Lustig | March 2, 2023 Nobody always gets the right tool for the job; sometimes you just have to make do The crew of the FC Sonora Baja Ca...

March 4, 2023
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By David Lustig | March 2, 2023 Nobody always gets the right tool for the job; sometimes you just have to make do The crew of the FC Sonora Baja California train guides the engineer as he connects to a string of freight cars on the California side of the border. Using a cab unit was always harder than with a road switcher. David Lustig EMD F unit in local service: Back in the 1950s and '60s, it was not unusual to see a freight cab unit switching an online yard or working a branch line, although they were built to run on main lines, not secondaries or as switchers.