Very cool Karl.
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Very cool Karl.
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Very cool Karl.
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What's cool is that Karl actually managed to get four locomotives in this tight human interest shot. By the way does anyone know when and why General Electric changed the nose door from the left side of the nose to the right side, and why. The two side by side units at the right side of Karl's photo both have these doors open and they show this change very well. This is not a question for Karl, but for anyone with the answer.
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Looks like a new ES44C4 to me.
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New crashworthiness standards caused GE to double the weight of the nose door from 150lbs to 300lbs. In the event of a rollover on the engineer's side, the nose door on the conductor's side would open upward - and pushing a 300lb door off of you just after you're engine has tipped over is not the safest of designs. With the nose door on the engineer's side, if the locomotive tipped onto the engineer's side, the door swings down when opened, and the crew can easily climb out. If the locomotive rolls over on the conductor's side, the rear door on the cab, though it would open upward, weighs far less and could easily be held open.
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