Radios were still not used in the Cranbrook area in the late 1960s. In 1953 I
would question whether any CPR locomotives had radio.
As far as I could tell, the H-16-44s never received visible antennae, although
maybe I should check the two that were used with the rail grinding train before
saying that. In contrast the H-24-66 fleet did receive radios, perhaps because
they were mostly assigned elsewhere. I am away from my photographs for the
moment so can't confirm if the C-liners eventually received radio antennae, but
it would have been later in their career if so.
Just to throw another curve your way, in 1953 the 4064, 4065, 4052-4057 (and
matching B-units) may still using the FM-style truck sideframes. The Dofasco
ribbed drop equalizers were probably retrofitted a year or so later. While I
applaud the provision of the variations in the body shell, it is unfortunate
that Proto/TLT never saw fit to make both versions of the truck to similarly
match the prototype.
John
--- In cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "bmf407" <bfreemantle@...> wrote:
Can anyone tell me when CPR diesels were equipped with radios, more
specifically the Sinclair antennas? I want to add some detail to my C-Liners
as of 1953 so I need to know if I should include the Sinclair antennas.
Thanks,
Brian Freemantle
