Passengers were in enclosed cars with all windows presumably closed, whereas
locomotive crew was in an open cab. Also, the length of tunnels was long but
the movement of the train would tend to disperse a bit the smoke by the time
the passenger cars got inside it. Apparently the SP was the only railroad
that had that much in the way of long tunnels. Stem locomotives belch great
clouds of particulates and carbon monoxide. I suspect that the cab forwards
were made based on previous bad experiences.
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From: Moose
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 4:37 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] In case you're not tired of me yet....
On 3/9/2013 9:50 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:
> 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.
You may be correct. I am not the expert. It is what the material I read,
presumably by experts, said.
It does seem unlikely to be the case, as the passengers almost all survived
their trans Sierra trips. The snow sheds
were ventilated, and likely still are.
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