To: WilliamofCarmichael
As others have mentioned, the issue was smoke, especially in tunnels/snow sheds of the Southern Pacific railroad. In the case of some 40 mile long sheds/tunnels, the crews nearly asphyxiated from smoke inhalation. See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cab_forward Re: smoke defletors - these didn't really catch on over here, but some railroads, especially Union Pacific gave them a try:
28 posted on
02/18/2012 6:41:38 PM PST by
Kommodor
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To: Kommodor
doh, sorry about the formatting not looking pretty ... don’t post here often enough to get well practiced!
29 posted on
02/18/2012 6:43:08 PM PST by
Kommodor
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To: Kommodor
RE: some 40 mile long sheds/tunnels
Sheds.. that's right I had forgotten the sheds that keep the snow off the tracks.
35 posted on
02/18/2012 7:43:03 PM PST by
WilliamofCarmichael
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