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- From: ingraham@railnet.nshore.ORG (Dick Ingraham)
- Newsgroups: rec.railroad
- Subject: Re: Why long end of engine forward?
- Message-ID: <P8BauB1w165w@railnet.nshore.ORG>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 09:46:12 EST
- References: <1992Nov14.133319.3394@ncsu.edu>
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- hess@stat.ncsu.edu (George Hess) writes:
-
- >
- > Does anyone know why Norfolk Southern (and their
- > ancestors, Norfolk & Western and Southern) run
- > their engines long end forward? Seems like all
- > you get from that is a tremendous loss of visibility
- > and lots more diesel fumes in the cab. Do any other
- > railroads routinely run their engines this way?
- >
- > george_hess@ncsu.edu
-
-
- Can't say just why but if you ran into a truck or something else at a
- grade crossing would you want the long or short hood forward. Not much
- choice is there? Beside they look more like steam engines with the long
- hood to the front.
-
- Regards,
-
-
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- ingraham@railnet.nshore.ORG (Dick Ingraham)
- Railnet BBS +1 216 786 0476
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