Let me offer a correction. The SP cab forwards were made so to keep the crew
in front of the stack so they were not disabled of killed by smoke in long
tunnels and snowsheds.
Bill Pearce
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From: Paul Braun
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 8:04 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] In case you're not tired of me yet....
On 3/9/13 03:08 : , Moose wrote:
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=3547>
>> And to me, that engine is gorgeous.
> I thought that might be true. :-)
>
> Not quite the butch-est ever, but right up there. Front cab is for vision
> on twisty, sometimes snow bound route across
> the Sierra Nevadas. Best to see the damaged snow shed, avalanche, blocked
> tunnel, etc. as soon as possible.
>
The SP Cab-Forwards were definitely unique.
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Paul Braun
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Valparaiso, IN
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