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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

Fascinating web site.

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

CN2899 wrote: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.

BNSFdude wrote:

CN2899 wrote: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 ,

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

When comm is lost for DPU control what happens?

AmericanSteam wrote: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.

Thank you for the reply.