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[quote user="csmith9474"]I am not TE&Y, but I could have sworn seeing something in the operating rules that in the cab of a F40PH, you still are supposed to wear hearing protection even with the windows closed.[/quote] Depends on the railroad. Here in Boston on the current commuter rail contract operator (MBCR) that's not required, although I do since the air brake vents directly into the cab -- that's the only uncomfortably loud noise. The prime mover runs at high RPM when supplying HEP so it is necessary to shout to converse. Newer locomotives like the MP36s are very quiet (and the brake vents outside the cab, just a soft whoosh) and you can hold conversation only slightly louder than normal speaking voice. Same goes for cab cars, although that's all track noise versus engine noise.
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