QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45 Hey Guys! Maybe this question is a "little ringer". Most of you likely saw the 1970s version of the hit movie "The Silver Streak" with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Did any of you notice that the engineer is driving the EMD F unit, from the LEFT SIDE? You could see the control stand also. I wondered about this as of course the so called "AMROAD" train is actually a CANADIAN PACIFIC passenger train. Unless I'm mistaken, as far as I've seen CP and CN units are operated from the right side. Any thoughts on this??
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QUOTE: Originally posted by vsmith Is it also something to consider that carriages and wagons at the time were also right hand seated for the driver? This might have easily carried over to the now "steam carraiges", keeping with the tradition of the wagon drivers the engineers were mounted on the right side?
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QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45 Hey Guys! Maybe this question is a "little ringer". Most of you likely saw the 1970s version of the hit movie "The Silver Streak" with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Did any of you notice that the engineer is driving the EMD F unit, from the LEFT SIDE? You could see the control stand also. I wondered about this as of course the so called "AMROAD" train is actually a CANADIAN PACIFIC passenger train. Unless I'm mistaken, as far as I've seen CP and CN units are operated from the right side. Any thoughts on this?? hmmm...WELL, you sure could be right! I had, now i should find, a Picture of the AMT'S (Ex-CP) F unit, The engineer is Clearly on the Left side. The F units were just put out of service within the last 2 years, but the engineer did sit on the Left side of the locomotive, to my recolection.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater I don't believe there's such thing as a locomotive that can be operated from both the right and left side.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman QUOTE: Originally posted by AntonioFP45 Hey Guys! Maybe this question is a "little ringer". Most of you likely saw the 1970s version of the hit movie "The Silver Streak" with Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. Did any of you notice that the engineer is driving the EMD F unit, from the LEFT SIDE? You could see the control stand also. I wondered about this as of course the so called "AMROAD" train is actually a CANADIAN PACIFIC passenger train. Unless I'm mistaken, as far as I've seen CP and CN units are operated from the right side. Any thoughts on this?? hmmm...WELL, you sure could be right! I had, now i should find, a Picture of the AMT'S (Ex-CP) F unit, The engineer is Clearly on the Left side. The F units were just put out of service within the last 2 years, but the engineer did sit on the Left side of the locomotive, to my recolection. Actually, the lead unit from Silver Streak (CP 4070) was sold to AMT in 1982 and ran as AMT #1300 (perhaps that's even the one your picture's of). However, it should be mentioned that in the film the engineer is also seen on the right side earlier on in the movie. When the bad guy comes into the cab with a gun, the engineer then moves to the left side. I don't believe there's such thing as a locomotive that can be operated from both the right and left side.
QUOTE: Originally posted by willy6 In America we drive the car/truck from the left side,pilots fly the plane from the left side, boats are operated from the right side, why was it decided that a locomotive engineer would operate from the right side?
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