K2 126 with doghouse

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Brent;

Here are a couple of drawings:

https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=49550

https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=93773

https://www.nwhs.org/archivesdb/detail.php?ID=67389

As Jimmy Lisle pointed out, there was not a lot of room in the engine cab for the brakeman, however, the Class J cab is like a living room, and did include an extra seat for the brakeman.

Ken Miller

> On Apr 29, 2020, at 1:39 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> One thing I have never seen and am.niw curious about, what did the interior of the doghouse look like and what provisions were made for the crewman riding there?
> 
> Brent 
> 
> 
> Dr. J. Brent Greer
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> Subject: RE: K2 126 with doghouse
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> Thank you for the explanation! That really must have been an awful place to have to sit. "Hellish" might be an appropriate adjective. 
> 
> Rob Doorack
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> Rob
> 
> Technically, they were known as “brakeman’s cupola” but the obvious “doghouse” nickname carries on.
> 
> They were for the headend brakeman to ride and be able to watch over the train easier, than looking back out of the cab of the locomotive.
> 
> Remember this was in the days before dynamic braking and roller bearings, hence the need to watch for a hotbox or sticking brakes more.
> 
> Best
> Ken Miller
> 
> > On Apr 29, 2020, at 10:29 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> > What was the purpose of having someone sitting in the doghouse? What was he supposed to do that required him to be in that exact place? 
> >  
> > Rob Doorack
> > North Andover, MA
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> > Gotta imagine that was a smoky hell-hole for a brakeman sitting in there while rolling along at high speed.
> > 
> >     WJPowers
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> > On 4/28/2020 12:14 PM, NW Mailing List wrote:
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> > I found I had a better photo of K2 126 showing the tender doghouse.
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