Hi all what is your opinion concerning riding a cummuter train with its locomotive acts at rear and drivers control it via cab car? is it incredible?
Posted by cajon (Member # 40) on :
Just hope to heck your cab car doesn't hit anything like the last 2 on the Surfliners! Shouldn't be any different than riding in the other cars as you probably can't see out the front in most cases anyway.
Posted by Konstantin (Member # 18) on :
About five years ago, I rode on a Pacific Surfliner (It was called a "San Diegan" at the time) with the engine on the rear. We could easily see out the front. I thought it was very interesting to look out the front, especially when going through the tunnels in Chatsworth. It was interesting seeing the light at the end of the tunnels.
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Posted by John B. Bredin (Member # 109) on :
"Just hope to heck your cab car doesn't hit anything like the last 2 on the Surfliners!" Metra in Chicago runs EVERY inbound train with a cab car in front. Collisions happen, but the trains STILL win every time, hands down, with nary a scratch for the train passengers or crew.
"Shouldn't be any different than riding in the other cars as you probably can't see out the front in most cases anyway."
Yes, there are no front passenger windows on a cab car, at least not on the ones Metra operates. The only way one would see out is to stand inside the front door of the train and look out that little window in the door.
Posted by Steve Dunham (Member # 924) on :
On VRE, the cab cars have windows through which you can see out the front, which I enjoy. It's just like looking out the front of an MU train, which I've done on Metro-North, SEPTA, and a few other railroads.
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