9 April 2006
CPR Green Goat Evolving
CPR 1700 and Railpower 2402
at Calgary - 9 Apr 2006 Doug McKenzie.
For those old enough to remember there was a time when only diesel-electric units of
the same manufacturer could be hooked together in MU (Multiple Unit) operation.
It wasn't until some enterprising CPR employee, whose name history has forgotten or it would be inserted here, devised
a solution that allowed cross connections between diesel-electric units of different manufacturers.
CPR's Green Goat number 1700 is currently undergoing a similar problem due to some computer glitch whereby it will
only MU with another green goat.
Railpower and CPR are working on this problem with a solution expected in the short-term.
CPR 1700 is a 3rd generation unit built by Railpower. It includes the addition of roll out drawers to simplify
battery replacement if required. It only takes a person about an hour to change out a battery if it goes bad. The
older units required removal of the whole hood to change out batteries.
The Green Goat product is evolving and continues to improve as time passes.
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