Comments on: CN passenger train #114 finds a UCRS excursion powered by Nothern 6167 in Belleville near the station, on July 9th 1961. #114′s power today is MLW FPA4 6780, and one of only a handful of CN 6800-series 5-axle C-Liner B-units trailing (an FM/CLC CPB16-5). http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Thu, 07 May 2026 18:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: MrDan http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24365#comment-14460 MrDan Sat, 23 Apr 2016 06:00:26 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CN-6780-6801-114-w-6167-UCRS-excur-Belleville-ON-07-09-1961-Bill-Thomson-IMG-044e-desp-shrp.jpg#comment-14460 That was one of FM/CLC's many options in their "Consolidated Line" - either the standard 4 axles, or 5 axles with an A-1-A truck on the rear (center axle unpowered to help spread the load of a steam generator). EMD had a similar idea with the FL9's original intended use, which was a "Water Buffalo" unit with a longer carbody to hold more water on longer runs (and the A1A rear truck to support it). That was one of FM/CLC’s many options in their “Consolidated Line” – either the standard 4 axles, or 5 axles with an A-1-A truck on the rear (center axle unpowered to help spread the load of a steam generator).

EMD had a similar idea with the FL9′s original intended use, which was a “Water Buffalo” unit with a longer carbody to hold more water on longer runs (and the A1A rear truck to support it).

]]> By: David Young http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=24365#comment-14459 David Young Sat, 23 Apr 2016 04:17:12 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CN-6780-6801-114-w-6167-UCRS-excur-Belleville-ON-07-09-1961-Bill-Thomson-IMG-044e-desp-shrp.jpg#comment-14459 5 axle?! Interesting, what would be the reason such an odd number of axles? 5 axle?! Interesting, what would be the reason such an odd number of axles?

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