Dave Winter
May 2nd, 2001, 04:25 PM
Far be it from me to suggest 5730 has an ugly face. Tastes differ. That's why they make wall paper I guess. But she could be made beautiful.
Perhaps an expert out there can provide us with an objective history on (a) why CN moved the horns back from the centre of the cab and (b) why the bell has also gone "south"?
These two features identified the Canadian raiway style in a far more substantial and positive way (all over the world) than any cheap coat of paint. Look at CP, AC, ON, NAR, BCR. Any more? QNS&L? R&S?
We heard the horns were moved to keep them warm with the heat from the engine but I have traveled extensivly in North America and found it was always the US units that went out of tune during the winter. Not the ones from the Great White North. And the bell was hung high for 50 years to keep the snow out. What changed? And why keep one warning device "warm" and subject the other to the ice?
Seems weird. :confused:
Dave W
Perhaps an expert out there can provide us with an objective history on (a) why CN moved the horns back from the centre of the cab and (b) why the bell has also gone "south"?
These two features identified the Canadian raiway style in a far more substantial and positive way (all over the world) than any cheap coat of paint. Look at CP, AC, ON, NAR, BCR. Any more? QNS&L? R&S?
We heard the horns were moved to keep them warm with the heat from the engine but I have traveled extensivly in North America and found it was always the US units that went out of tune during the winter. Not the ones from the Great White North. And the bell was hung high for 50 years to keep the snow out. What changed? And why keep one warning device "warm" and subject the other to the ice?
Seems weird. :confused:
Dave W