SD40-2's

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Both the N&W and Southern preferred to have the Diesels running long hood
forward so the engineer and fireman were that much more away from the wreck
or grade crossing collision.

 

Gary Rolih

Secretary N&WHS

 

 

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What's the advantage of running a low hood engine with the long hood in
front?

 

Ron Herfurth

1325 Oaktree Lane

Charlottesville, Va 22901

 

 

 

 

 

On Feb 17, 2009, at 10:50 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:





John Hecker wrote:




   In Russ Goodwin's e-mail's second paragraph he says that the Highhood
have the short hood as the front and the low hoods have the long hood as
front.  Any ideas as to why the high hoods weren't ordered as long hood
forward?


The high hood N&W SD40-2's *were* setup with dual control stands and the
long hood designated as the front.  The only N&W SD40-2's setup for short
hood forward operation were the units in the last order, Nos. 6189-6207,
which were also the only N&W SD40-2's setup with single control.  All of the
other low short hood SD40-2's were equipped with a bi-directional control
stand with the long hood designated as the front.


Chris Toth
NSDash9.com
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