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anti-social lol.
Being half way along the boiler Im guessing is probably the worst place you could be if there was a boiler malfunction. I would be sweating more about if the fireman was having a good day or not or if you were well liked lol. He might let the water get low and have a result like thisI bet it was hot as holy heck in the cab, right next to the steam tube, so one would be able to sweat off the pounds :hehe: They were eventually outlawed because of unsafe design
Good question, you would still be very reliant on the guys on the ground giving directions where it is, a cabforward would seem logical, and a much safer position to be in if your fireman didn't like you lol.By far the funniest way to describe a train or any part thereof lol.
Why did the cab need to be there though. If it was for shunting visibility, why not just a simple cabforward, especially since the engineer and fireman were going to be separated anyway.
Camelbacks all have extra wide fireboxes due to the type of coal they used, there was no room at the back. They stopped making them not for safety but the type of coal they used ran out. You can only make a good cab-forward if you use oil.
You can only make a good cab-forward if you use oil.
I can say that the Buick right there is a whole lot more stylish than many of the cars being sold today! I wouldn't mind running the rails in that cool ride, as long as I could outrun the trains...in either forward or reverse...Great Northern RR fans probably feel that hi-rail '55 Buick Special looks even better when viewed in living color... umm, maybe.