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B-unit

A B-unit, in railroad terminology, is a locomotive unit (generally a diesel locomotive) which does not have a control cab or crew compartment and therefore must be operated in tandem with another coupled locomotive with a cab (an A-unit). The terms booster unit and cabless are also used. The concept is largely confined to North America and post-Soviet…

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Controls

The B-unit era

Conversions

Unusual consists

United States

USSR, Russia, Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries

Australia

Italy

United Kingdom

Sweden

Belgium

China

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B-unit

Nodes164
Edges163
Triples115
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012195
Components1

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B-unit

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related to Conversions · 21
B-unit → A-unit, Also, ATSF GP60B, B-units, BNSF, Chicago, Crandall Cabs, CSX GE BQ23-7, EMD E8 B-units, GP7Bs, GP9us, Illinois Central Gulf's GP11, In, North Western Railway, Santa Fe, SD20, The, This, Union Pacific, UP GP9Bs
related to USSR, Russia, Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries · 19
B-unit → A-A, A-B-A, A-B-B-A, A-units, B-units, BAM, Each, In, Kazakhstan, Many, Most, Russia, Russian, Russian Far East, Soviet, The, Ukraine, US, USSR
related to China · 15
B-unit → A-B-A, A-B-B-B-B-A, B-units, China Energy Investment, CRRC, CSR, Electric, HXD1, In, MW, Series, Shenhua, Shenhua Group, These, With
related to United States · 15
B-unit → A-unit, A-units, ALCO DL-202, At, B-units, DD35, DD35A, DL-203, In, Later, R8A, Subway Revenue, The, The New York City, US
related to The B-unit era · 11
B-unit → B-units, Burlington Northern, Few B-units, GP60B, North America, Railroads, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Western, When
related to Sweden · 9
B-unit → A-B-A, A-unit, B-units, British Rail Class, Dm, Dm3, ItalyDm3, Sweden, United KingdomItalian
related to Reasons for use · 8
B-unit → A-unit, Additionally, B-units, Finally, The, There, When, With
related to Controls · 7
B-unit → B-units, EMD FT, For, Other, Some B-units, Sometimes, These
related to List of B-unit locomotive models · 4
B-unit → All, At, Marre, These
related to Unusual consists · 4
B-unit → F7B, Haysi Railroad, In, That

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locomotives b-units unit locomotive cab units diesel used controls a-unit electric also cars model converted one designation coupled control without

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B-unitrelated to ChinaElectric0.60section
B-unitrelated to ChinaHXD10.60section
B-unitrelated to ChinaShenhua Group0.60section
B-unitrelated to ChinaB-units0.60section
B-unitrelated to ChinaIn0.60section
B-unitrelated to ChinaCSR0.60section
B-unitrelated to ChinaA-B-A0.60section
B-unitrelated to ChinaMW0.60section
B-unitrelated to ChinaCRRC0.60section
B-unitrelated to ChinaA-B-B-B-B-A0.60section
B-unitrelated to ChinaChina Energy Investment0.60section
B-unitrelated to ChinaWith0.60section

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