Moving Between Loco's On The Move

[Anonymous]

Watch your step ! 1st time out a SD-70's engineer side door, BIG drop off, also the flapping panel doors, not to mention the bee going up my sleeve and stinging me right between the shoulder blades when your holding on for dear life at 60 m.p.h.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Train Guy 3

I'd rather walk on the outside of a locomtive at full speed than walk between the cars on Amtrak at full speed.

Um... why? If it's because they get slippery in rain, well, so do the walkways on locos, and probably much worse. I can't think of why it would be any better walking on the outside of the loco at max speed, than to walk between Amtrak cars at full speed. I've walked between cars many times and sometimes it is a bit worrysome, but I would be scared to death walking down the locomotive walk at 70 or 80 mph.

[Anonymous]

I have ridden the steps of an ac44cw at 60 mph just to watch the ge radial truck do it's thing. It was amazing just looking at all of the different parts moving.

[Anonymous]

Hello All! I can relate to the comments about the noise on the EMD "covered wagons"; I run the engine room on an 8000hp towboat on the Lower Mississippi. The boat has a pair of 16-710's, and the noise level on the upper deck catwalk while underway is about 119 db! Definitely more than enough to make you lose your hearing!
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Tom