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Kozzie-- I too remember them running long hood forward, at least on the Rock, Santa Fe, Katy and Cotton Belt (where they pulled passenger trains), which is where I saw them the most, and the throttle stands were set up that way on almost all of them. But remember, the guys running them in those days had just gotten off steamers (some weren't even off yet!) and they were used to looking down that big long boiler (even on a mogul or light mike). That relatively low and narrow (by steam standards) long hood probably looked pretty good to them. And there was the collision safety issue as well--much better long hood first, but played against the overall visibility issue as we got more and more diesels with better fields of view. Seen any loose cabeese lately? I really enjoy your and Peter's discussions about things in Oz. A fascinating place-would love to see it firsthand sometime. The Australians I have met up here have, to a one, been some of the most congenial people I have ever met--don't you guys have any old grouches at all down there????
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