Post by Wabash2900 on May 29, 2023 23:18:18 GMT
Just placed my version of an all-Lackawanna livery "Lackawanna Limited" on the layout for testing prior to a model RR club show. Consist: five K Line Lackawanna express boxcars and 6 K line heavyweight passenger cars. For this particular run I decided to use the K Line Lackawanna Fairbanks Morris diesel locomotive and when placing the locomotive on the track, I remembered that a MTH Premier Wabash FM in freight livery recently ordered is due for delivery this week. The dealer's photo of the MTH FM has the locomotive crew figures facing the short hood end of the locomotive while the K Line has the crew figures facing the long end of the hood.
Two different internet photos of Lackawanna FM's shows a four-car consist being pulled by the FM in passenger livery with the short hood forward (an accompanying note states that the four-car passenger consist FM takes advantage of the two-way operating system that allowed for using the FM both ways without turn around). The heavyweights in this photo closely resemble commuter cars. The second photo show a much longer passenger consist the long hood facing the front. Another internet photo of a Wabash FM with passenger consist shows the crew facing the long end.
My question is: was there some rule of thumb or general guidelines that dictated the cab direction of the FM locomotives for passenger vs. freight consists? My interest is more in the operative practice for passenger trains.
Two different internet photos of Lackawanna FM's shows a four-car consist being pulled by the FM in passenger livery with the short hood forward (an accompanying note states that the four-car passenger consist FM takes advantage of the two-way operating system that allowed for using the FM both ways without turn around). The heavyweights in this photo closely resemble commuter cars. The second photo show a much longer passenger consist the long hood facing the front. Another internet photo of a Wabash FM with passenger consist shows the crew facing the long end.
My question is: was there some rule of thumb or general guidelines that dictated the cab direction of the FM locomotives for passenger vs. freight consists? My interest is more in the operative practice for passenger trains.
