That cab and nose looks very similar to one of the original GE wide cab designs, where locomotive crews were complaining about the poor visibility of crewmen working on the ground. GE then redesigned them with those sloped corners that we are now accustomed to seeing.
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I think you're thinking of early EMD safety cab designs (see the GP60M). GEs from the very first B40-8Ws had the "angled" corners on their safety cabs.
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Actually, I was thinking about the first GE demo wide cab, GE 809. Here's a picture of it in the data base: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=234631&nseq=1
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I'm sure crews today appreciate the extra headroom in the bathroom area.
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I like the looks of this cab on that locomotive much more than the wide-cab ones that GE builds. Can't quite put my finger on why but it really does seem to fit it better or is more aesthetically pleasing. Of course, I am quite certain that this isn't the reason that NS is putting them on these particular rebuilds either.
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| Posted by xBNSFer on April 18, 2016 | |
Oh, didn't realize you were talking about a demo model. That is one ugly thing (that GE demo cab) - glad they didn't survive into production models!
As for these new NS cabs, I don't care for the center mounted door, no place for a nose mounted headlight (which I also prefer on safety cab units).
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