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- From: btiffany@pbs.org
- Newsgroups: rec.railroad
- Subject: Re: Why long end of engine forward?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.192616.19050@pbs.org>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 00:26:16 GMT
- References: <1992Nov14.133319.3394@ncsu.edu> <721962645snx@uumark.UUCP>
- Organization: PBS:Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA
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- In article <721962645snx@uumark.UUCP>, mstoffan@uumark.UUCP (Mark Stoffan) writes:
- >
- > In article <1992Nov14.133319.3394@ncsu.edu> hess@stat.ncsu.edu 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?
- >
- > The Central Vermont/Grand Trunk ran some GP7's and 9's this way. Some
- > had dual control stands. But this was to make it easier on the crew when
- > no turning facility was available. A friend told me NS does this to better
- > protect the crew at grade crossings. I doubt that this is the whole
- > reason, though.
-
-
- The normal operating mode for first generation NYC road switchers was long
- hood forward (GP7's, GP9's, RS3's, etc.). This changed with the arrival
- of low-nose units (RS32's, GP20's and such).
-
- -- Bruce Tiffany
-