wheeler1963
Aurora & Portland Owner
From a picture I took years ago. What is the thing circled in red on this engine? Any ideas??? Someone suggested an external dynamic brake unit.
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Is the box they're on, an A/C for the crew?They do look like air filters. We have some real big ones like that on our refueler trucks at work.
What materials did they handle? Anything hazardous?It's something that was added after the engine was sold to Vulken Materials. I've seen photos of it from that time, and they weren't there.
Given that information, working in that sort of dusty environment, heavy duty air cleaners for the motor, possibly for the crew as well.Vulcan Materials was a chemical supplier\manufacturer. They are solely an aggregate producer (gravel\sand\crushed stone.
Maybe an email with our question to the railroad could answer our questions....I would email them, but I will be without internet service for awhile.
They have a website.
Greg