"Crandall Cabs": Custom-Built For Commuter Service - American-Rails.com
Nov 5, 2024 · The model was essentially retrofitted from former Union Pacific E8Bs and E9Bs during the early 1970s with a home-built cab and control-stand added to make it a stand-alone …
Crandall Cab and Secondhand E Units – Chicago & North Western ...
Crandall Cabs and Secondhand E Units is the complete story of the C&NW’s unusual approach to its commuter service in Chicago during the 1970-80 era. Faced with unprecedented ridership …
Skytop Models C&NW Crandall Cab
Once again Vince Kotnick shared a beautifully kitbashed master model of a C&NW prototype. This time it's the unique Crandall Cab used in Chicago area commuter service. The casting is …
CNW "Crandall Cab" Conversion for Railking E8 Locomotive …
Mar 7, 2025 · Here's a neat article that I found online that documents the Crandall Cab. The result was a distinctive triclopean cab welded to the classic "covered wagon" body. This build started …
C&NW E unit Finale – Chicago & North Western Historical Society
Crandall Cabs and Secondhand E Units is the complete story of the C&NW’s unusual approach to its commuter service in Chicago during the 1970-80 era.…
Chicago & North Western: Crandall Cabs and Secondhand E Units
Crandall Cabs and Secondhand E Units is the complete story of the C&NW’s unusual approach to its commuter service in Chicago during the 1970-80 era. Faced with unprecedented ridership …
Chicago & Northwestern EMD E9BA or Crandall Cab
Jun 9, 2013 · Assistant Superintendent of Motive Power, M.H. Crandall, designed a homemade cab for the b-units. Mr. Crandall later tragically passed away trying to start a stalled commuter …
Chicago & Northwestern Crandall cab E-9 | Zealot
Mar 3, 2003 · >From January through May 1973 CNW converted 11 ex-Union Pacific E9B's to "Crandall Cab" units at Oelwein shops for Chicago suburban service. The program included …
Why Crandall Cabs? - General Discussion (Model Railroader)
Apr 21, 2006 · Crandall died of a heart attack while trying to restart a failed locomotive during a winter storm. One of the Crandal cab locomotives, while still in C&NW yellow and green had a …
E9BA (Crandall Cab) - RAILROAD.NET
Mar 6, 2009 · It is a rebuild. It was originally a cabless Union Pacific E8B that C&NW bought just after Amtrak. The strange looking cab is a C&NW creation called a Crandall Cab to turn the B …