Locomotive Toilets

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 3:33 PM

Thetoilets on F units were at theback of the engine room; if you flushed while it was in run 8, there's a partial vacuem, meaning the toilet would flush......up!

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cprted

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Posted by cprted on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 1:39 PM

Coal burners came equipped with a rather large litter box in the tender. Though I would imagine that crews on oil burners would have to master the delicate art of hanging one's rear out the side of a moving train.

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AlgomaCentralfan

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Posted by AlgomaCentralfan on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 12:11 PM

What about EMD or Alco Cab units?

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silicon212

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Posted by silicon212 on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 11:26 AM

Depends on which railroad ordered the unit. SP GP38-2s had toilets in them.

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 9:31 AM

I wouldn't say that. GP38-2's (yes, they count as a road locomotive) have no toilet, and most SD40-2's don't either. I'd say very few Geeps have toilets, based on my experience. I can tell you every new widecab has one.

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AlgomaCentralfan

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Posted by AlgomaCentralfan on Monday, July 30, 2007 11:05 PM

So is it safe to say that all road service locos have toilets on them (and probably fridges too) and switching only locos do not have toilets on them?

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 30, 2007 5:29 PM

Good question. I myself do not know about the steam engines, but as far as locomotives not having toilets, they are the sw 1500's, any sw ???? Do not have toilets. These are ment for switching in a yard, not in road service.

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AlgomaCentralfan

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Locomotive Toilets

Posted by AlgomaCentralfan on Monday, July 30, 2007 3:26 PM

I have a strange question. How did locomtive crews go to the bathroom in the days of steam and are their diesel or electric locomtives of any type that do not have toilets in them?

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