QUOTE: Originally posted by rkarn Why most, if not all, of European locos have engineer control on the left as oppose to the right in the US??? Any good reason or history?? Karn
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 QUOTE: Originally posted by rkarn Why most, if not all, of European locos have engineer control on the left as oppose to the right in the US??? Any good reason or history?? Karn This conversation took place before you signed up, check it out.[:)] http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13169
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QUOTE: Originally posted by daveklepper You must be kidding. You all know the answer. Location of signals. Most signal masts are on the right side of the tracks because the trains run right handed and that way a dark signal is not confused as a signal for the opposite direction.
QUOTE: Originally posted by railman QUOTE: Originally posted by daveklepper You must be kidding. You all know the answer. Location of signals. Most signal masts are on the right side of the tracks because the trains run right handed and that way a dark signal is not confused as a signal for the opposite direction. Isn't that a bit of circle reasoning? Trains operate on the right because all the signals are set up on that way? Sounds like the answer to the question of why all barns are red- because red paint is cheap, and red paint is cheap because everyone paints their barns red![:D]
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QUOTE: Originally posted by daveklepper I did not say the USA railroads run right handed because of where the signals are. I meant to say that with right-hand running in place, which has been historically the USA practice except for the Chicago and Northwestern, it then makes sense to put signals on the right and since the signals are on the right, so is the engineer. OK? Anyone know the answers as how the ex-C&NW main line is run today by the UP? Still left hand on double track? Did the C&NW have left side signals and left controls on any locos?
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