(rshsdepot) Cab Forwards

[William Church <bbjr_@_ix.netcom.com>]

WOW!!! Some one else from the WESTERN side of the country . . . and she 
likes cab-forwards too!!!!

It's an awsome sight standing next to 4294 at the California State 
Railroad Museum in Sacramento, I'll be there in June for another visit, 
too bad she'll never run again under steam.

To Sarah and others who may be interested in cab-forwards I would like 
to recommend two books on the subject, the first is: CAB-FORWARD: The 
Story of Southern Pacific Articulated Locomotives by Robert J. Church. 
It covers to entire story of the C-F class with a model by model history 
from MC-1  thru AC-12 providing photos and drawings of each. While long 
out of print ( I purchased mine from the author - one of the last Bob - 
but then we're kind of "shirt tale relatives") it is well worth the 
effort to track a copy down.

The second is: THOSE AMAZING CAB FORWARDS by George H. Harlan. Not as 
extensive as Bob's book, it does however cover the subject fully and is 
a good addition to one's library. I'm not sure if it is still available 
as my copy is from the 4th printing in June of 1991.

If both are out of print then I suggest a search of e-bay, alibris or 
amazon my turn up a copy or a visit to your public library for an 
interlibrary loan search may turn up a copy to read.

Bill Church


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