I presume you are referring to two diesels, long hoods together. Two diesel locomotives can be "multipled" together regardless of which way either one is facing. The wiring arrngements and connectors will assure both will go in the same direction.
The fireman, brakeman, or conductor in the second unit was not operating anything, just using the engieer's seat for his ride. Possibly because all seats in the lead unit were occupied. Possibly a road forman or trainee or several were along on the particular trip. Or possibly one wishes to smoke and the other not. But only the lead locomotive's engineers was handling the controls.
I saw two locos connected at the long hoods going down the tracks the enginner at his controls and the fireman or condoctor at the controls of the trailing loco. Any reason for this?
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