Mike
What about the 4900's Course I only get to see them in the computer.
Wouldn't know what they look like up close. I just happened to be in the
right(??)Place to catch the new Metra Engines in the spring
sjh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Decker" <mdecker@gwtc.net>
To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 10:17 AM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Re: New Loco
> Hi Folks:
>
> Bob and Leo, at least, know my views on the "drivability" of any of the
wide
> cab motors....my personal preference would be an SD-40-2 cab/nose with a
> C-30-7 interior layout. The other day while tying up in Gillette, the
> Roadforeman walked through and saw me. He said "Stay there, I've got
> something to show you...you're gonna like it." He comes back with a copy
of
> a "Confidential Proposal" from EMD for "Improving" the "Ergonomics" of the
> wide cabs. The external things include notching the corners of the nose,
so
> you can see both the track, and (maybe) the guy on the front step. You
can
> see half of Campbell County out of a MAC cab, but you can't see the track
> fifty feet in front of the motor...that's how I know when I've reached the
> 50' "stop back from the switch" distance, when the switch stand
disappears,
> I'm there :>) But...the best part of the "Proposal" is when you get to
the
> pictorial views of the interior. They're putting all kinds of "office"
type
> stuff over on the Fireman's side, for the Conductor to do whatever's left
> for him to do. And....Ta Daaaa.....they're going back to the AAR Standard
> control stand (with the stupid computer screens instead of real gauges, of
> course)....I LOVE IT! This to "improve" the "ergonomics" that they
screwed
> up when THEY put that stupid desk control stand in there! So...to say
"I'd
> like it" was the understatement of the Century. Now....all that's left is
> to get the Santa Fe to buy them for us....that probably being the hard
part,
> they've just inflicted 50 "5600" class GE's upon us...they make the MAC's
> look good, and to screw up a perfectly good number series really pisses me
> off...to see the 5632 or 5629 go by, painted Punkin', is really sad :>)
>
> Best,
>
> Mike Decker
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> To: <BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com>
> > From: amtrak347@aol.com
> > Subject: Re: New Loco
> >
> > Haven't found an engineer yet, that likes these units from a
> > functional/operational standpoint.
> >
> > RC
> >
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