MU and DP Information

[AmericanSteam]

To those interested here is some information when locomotives are running in MU:
http://www.railway-technical.com/trains ... ntrol.html
Additional information about Distributed Power is here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_power

[Chacal]

Fascinating web site.

[CN2899]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locotrol i believe CP use wire line DPU so the DPU doesn't look signal and ideal down

[BNSFdude]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locotrol i believe CP use wire line DPU so the DPU doesn't look signal and ideal down

CP uses radio DP just like everyone else.

[CN2899]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locotrol i believe CP use wire line DPU so the DPU doesn't look signal and ideal down

CP uses radio DP just like everyone else.

I wasn't sure ,I ve seen it mentioned somewhere ,

[BNSFdude]

They *do* have repeater linking which is different from others for those areas where comm loss is prevalent.

[AmericanSteam]

When comm is lost for DPU control what happens?

[BNSFdude]

When comm is lost for DPU control what happens?

It'll continue to hold braking or throttle for 90 minutes unless you set 20 lbs of air.

[AmericanSteam]

Thank you for the reply.