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Barn Units[edit]

Can someone add the term "Barn Unit"? It refers to CN and CP's few units with cabs resembling Barns.

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FRED is missing

FRED is usually one of two terms, Flashing Rear End Device, or Fuckung Rear End Device. Wikipedia has a link talking about it, but it is very much a term that belongs on this page:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-of-train_device Aqati (talk) 01:29, 8 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]