105's Control Panel         
The control panel of Gettysburg RR GP9 #105
Date: 7/31/2000 Location: Gettysburg, PA   Map Show Gettysburg on a rail map Views: 801 Collection Of:   Jonathan Ferraro
Locomotives: GETY 105(GP9)    Author:  Jonathan Ferraro
105's Control Panel
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Name Type Comments Date
BandA Fan General Actually, that's the reverser. 6/29/2007 2:33:44 PM
Larry Burk General No, sorry. That is the Dynamic Brake. The reverser is UNDER the throttle handle. 7/19/2008 1:30:18 PM
Ron Moraca General It looked like the original control panel to me, Jonathan. Great photo! 2/7/2009 11:15:13 AM
Rich Carl General That is the selector lever used to switch between dynamic or power...once the throttle is in idle, you can move the lever to the right for power or left for dynamic 2/7/2009 8:55:32 PM
Rich Carl General That lever was also used as the transition lever. Older units had manual transition. Once you got above a certain speed you would push the lever to the right to go into 2nd transition and eventually third and fourth. Modern units have automatic transition at about 23 mph, you go from power to speed...the unit will stop loading up in power for a couple of seconds and then surge and you'll feel a slight jolt when it happens.. 2/7/2009 9:00:40 PM

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