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It looks like the news of this cab is circulating and there are a few minor spotting features to distinguish the "crashworthy" cab from a conventional cab.  But I would like to see some drawings or diagrams coupled with an engineering explanation of the structural enhancements and how they work.  Two key specifications that would be interesting to learn are the amount of weight this adds and the amount of cost it adds.  And then, of course, one must ask what this improvement is expected to accomplish in crash performance.  Making locomotives "crashworthy" is a controversial objective.  One one hand there can be no argument against safety.  So when it comes to something foisted onto the public, like wearing seatbelts for instance, there can be no argument against it, especially when advanced with the force of government.  That same busy force is always looking for things to do, and this locomotive cab safety is very fertile ground.  I can imagine how nervous this makes the railroad industry.
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