H757 on the roll

Name	Type	Comments	Date

steven langsford	General	why do they call this unit a rod slug when it does not look like one?	11/30/2004 12:29:42 AM

Rob Furney Jr	General	A slug is any locomotive that has had it's diesel engine removed, and therefore runs off of electricity generated by the "mother" unit. On some roads (RF&P, Southern, N&W, SCL, to name a few), they will chop the body to look like what most people think of as slugs. CSX has chosen to leave the "body" in tact, I guess to add more weight on the traction motors. Sure am glad they did. I love seeing that GP30 profile!	4/8/2005 5:53:16 PM

H757 on the roll
Date: 11/24/2004	Location: Verdon, VA Map	Views: 541	Collection Of: Virgil Fitzpatrick
Locomotives: CSX 2252(Road Slug)			Author: Virgil Fitzpatrick

Picture Categories:		This picture is part of album: The RF&P line into Richmond

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