I have a postcard cancelled by a Santa Fe RPO. When I was a Cub Scout, We went to Dearborn Station and saw how an RPO worked and we were each give a postcard to address and send home. CT
Here is the engineer's side of an EMD SW-8. That's my wife, Janet, at the controls. One hand is firmly on the brake lever. (This is the first time she has ever driven a locomotive.) The exterior of that same loco.
She has the "parking lights, (front and rear) on, but no headlight! The lever just above the sign should be moved forward! *grinning with a wink* Is she pulling a train, or just moving the loco?
She has the "parking lights", (front and rear) on, but no headlight! The lever just above the sign should be moved forward! *grinning with a wink* Is she pulling a train, or just moving the loco?
The exterior picture was taken at a different time, when the SW-8 was parked. My wife was only moving the loco. This is something we get to do once a year at the Danbury Railway Museum's Members-Only picnic. Needless to say it is done under very strict supervision. We go from one end of the yard to the other, and back. The trip probably takes a total of 5 to 10 minutes.
Here is a look inside a GP-9. This one is N&W number 620, which is owned and operated by the North Carolina Transportation Museum. Looking over the engineers shoulder, we have a good view of the controls. He is operating short-hood forward. A close-up of the controls. I don't know how many locos are equipped with dual controls, but this is the first one I have seen. Here is Janet sitting on the other side of the cab, where the controls are set up for operating long-hood forward.
Who can guess what these controls go to???? Yes, I know the answer, I took the pictures two weeks ago You can see the rest of the pictures here: http://www.boche.net/trains/progressive_rail_5-23-03/tour.htm
I only have one picture to add to the discussion of the insides so....But its of the inside of my favorite diesel.. a GP-30, as a 30, not an M or a road slug....