the Arrow Jan-Feb. 2022

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Thanks Jimmy. Since his window was open, I figured it was a hot day and assumed if there was someone in the lead unit, they’d have their window open also! 

Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio

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On Mar 31, 2022, at 9:38 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:


Matt,
The man on the second unit was the head end brakeman as in day and age there would still have been a fireman occupying a seat in the lead locomotive.
One of the advantages of hood units with dual control stands is that you don't have to waste time turning a unit around in order to run the train as you would say "covered wagon" E or F type unit. 

Jimmy Lisle



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Date: 3/31/22 6:02 AM (GMT-05:00)
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Subject: Re: the Arrow Jan-Feb. 2022

The question(s) about this issue of the Arrow reminded me of a question that I had. 

The back cover highlighted a brace of RS-11’s leading a coal train. Two things stood out to me:
The locomotives were all running short hood forward. I thought the N&W always ran long hood?
More surprising, what appears to be the engiineman was riding the short end of the second locomotive. Was that unusual? Was it thought that was a safer position for the crew? Or was it just a more “familiar” position for enginemen used to a long boiler?

Matt Goodman
Columbus, Ohio, US.

> On Mar 29, 2022, at 4:28 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> On 3/29/2022 6:37 AM, NW Mailing List wrote:
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>> In reference to the photo on pages 46-47 of the latest Arrow: the automobile is neither Chevy nor Plymouth,
> 
> That is a very nice photo. However, my focus wasn't on the car or the C&O engine. My focus was on what looks like "Green" flags being shown on the Y6. Could it be "First 95"?
> 
> Jimmy Lisle
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