Cab-Forward Locomotives

[peter taft]

Originally Posted by Burning Beard

Here ya go, scroll down the page a little.

Exhibits
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California State Railroad Museum

Very interesting. Thanks for the links.

[Diderick A. den Bakker]

Interersting! Had a brief look at Google to confirm my immediate suspicion: obviously, these engines were all oil burners.
I also saw a picture of a road truck with this 'blunt nose', presented as unusual; amusing to realise that these are very unusual in the USA, but almost the rule in Europe. We still had a few of these 'long-nose' trucks in the '50ties, but soon realised that they took up unnecessary length - European roads and town centres do not have the excessive amount of space available the other side of the atlantic.

[Burning Beard]

I knew a couple of guys that really loved the "cab over" as they are called here, trucks because of their maneuverability in tight locations (have lettered quite a few over the years). But most guy like the "conventional" or long nose because they seem to be easier streamline, look neater, and the drivers say they don't want to be the first person at the scene of the accident.

[MrConk]

Originally Posted by Burning Beard

There is one of those articulated monsters in the Railroad Museum in Sacramento. Kinda like a Big Boy with the engineer in the front.

It is a monster, but a beautiful monster. That museum is an exceptional experience.

[murphyaa]

I remember when my Grandfather passed away, he had the largest HO scale model railroad collection in California at the time. All of the grandkids got a locomotive and some freight cars as part of the inheritance and mine was a Rivarossi SP Cab Forward. So this locomotive has always been my favorite. A few years ago, my father took us to the Railroad Museum in California, and we got a tour of the Cab Forward from a docent who had actually driven it. It was awesome. Rumor has it that the remainder of Grandfathers collection was donated to the museum, but I never got to find out.