Cab Control Car Specification Sheet Three

	Metra 8700 - 8707 (Ex-C&NW 151 - 158)	Metra 8708 - 8749 (Ex-C&NW 159 - 200)	Notes
Truck Manufacturer and Arrangement	General Steel Casting Co. Drawing 32245	General Steel Casting Co. Drawing 32245
Center Bearing Size	24"	24"
Wheel Type	B-33	B-33
Bearing Type	Timken Box Type 6" x 11", "A" End with Splined Adapter	Timken Box Type 6" x 11", "A" End with Splined Adapter
Bolster Springs	4 Inner - C&NW Class R-20 4 Outer - C&NW Class R-19	4 Inner - C&NW Class R-20 4 Outer - C&NW Class R-19
Equalizer Springs	4 C&NW Class R-21	4 C&NW Class R-21
Shock Aborbers	Houdaille Friction	Houdaille Friction
Battery Type	Edison ED80 or Nife L-303-5 Nickel Cadmium	Edison ED80 or Nife L-303-5 Nickel Cadmium
Battery Rating	Edison ED80 - 76 AH (8 hr) Nife 102 AH (8 hr) 12 Volts	Edison ED80 - 76 AH (8 hr) Nife 102 AH (8 hr) 12 Volts
Battery Charger	Edison E15N3A or Berg-Gibson E15N2A	Edison E15N3A or Berg-Gibson E15N2A
480 Volt Trainlines	4/0 Copper Wire	4/0 Copper Wire
480 Volt Jumpers	4 - Staggered Hard Wired	4 - Staggered Hard Wired
480 Volt Control	3 Wire	3 Wire
27 Wire Trainline	None Hardwired (Wired to C & NW Standard)	None Hardwired (Wired to C & NW Standard)
Door Control Trainline	None Hardwired (8 Wire) Overhead Mounted	None Hardwired (8 Wire) Overhead Mounted
Locker Contents A1 A2 B1 B2	A End-Lights,heat, A/C Battery Charger Battery B End-Lights, heat, A/C	A End-Lights,heat, A/C Battery Charger Battery B End-Lights, heat, A/C
Public Address/Radio	Motorola A-Channel Radio/Cab P.A. System with Intercom, Midwest Electronics or Transit Control. 16 Wire Trainline Hardwired to "A" End.	Motorola A-Channel Radio/Cab P.A. System with Intercom, Midwest Electronics or Transit Control. 16 Wire Trainline Hardwired to "A" End.
Cab Signal/ATS/ATC	ATC & ATC.	..ATS & ATC..
Horns	2 Chime	2 Chime

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