Santa Fe SWs - hood or cab forward?

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Danny TB - 25 Mar 2006 00:52 GMT

During the 1950s, did the ATSF railway run their SW-series switchers with
the hood or the cab forwards? I have a photo taken in the 1970s which seems
to be showing an SW8 running cab-forward, but I'm not sure if this was the
case in the 1950s. I would appreciate any information with regards to this.

Cheers,
Danny B
" Monday is a cruel thing to do to your weekend."

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Wolf Kirchmeir - 26 Mar 2006 01:45 GMT

> During the 1950s, did the ATSF railway run their SW-series switchers with
> the hood or the cab forwards? I have a photo taken in the 1970s which seems
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> Danny B
> " Monday is a cruel thing to do to your weekend."

SW-X were _switchers_ -- so although there was a "preferred"
orientation, the RRs ran them both ways.

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Joe Ellis - 26 Mar 2006 02:06 GMT

> > During the 1950s, did the ATSF railway run their SW-series switchers with
> > the hood or the cab forwards? I have a photo taken in the 1970s which
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> SW-X were _switchers_ -- so although there was a "preferred"
> orientation, the RRs ran them both ways.

I've seen SW's running in pairs in the NS yard in Cincinnati, with the
cabs on the outside... I suspect because it gives better visibility.

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Froggy @ thepond..com - 26 Mar 2006 16:35 GMT

>During the 1950s, did the ATSF railway run their SW-series switchers with
>the hood or the cab forwards? I have a photo taken in the 1970s which seems
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>Danny B
>" Monday is a cruel thing to do to your weekend."

Long hood end forward on all EMD switchers. Generally, any time the loco if running
forward in North America, the engineer is sitting on the right side. On locos
equipped with dual control stands, one end of the machine will be designated as the
front. This does not apply to Santa Fe as their switchers did not have dual control
stands.

Froggy,

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Newyorkcentralfan@bigfoot.com - 31 Mar 2006 09:37 GMT

It'd be interesting if there are any real railroaders who can comment
on if there were any cooling problems associated with running EMD SWs
cab forward for an extended period of time?

Eric

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