I am looking for some pics of what the bathroom looked like in the front of some loco’s. It doesn’t matter what diesel it is. I know there is a small bathroom or maybe a small sink. But does anyone have any pics of what they looked like? Like when you first entered the cab from the front.
Thanks
Mike
In an episode of “Extreme Trains” the host cleans a toilet on a locomotive. The name of the episode was called “Transcontinental.” I fortget what model the loco was. I think it was EMD. Hope this helps.
Will
That gets me to thinking, what did they do on steam locos? Or was there enough stops (to refuel, etc) that most people could hold it? (Things that make you go hmmmm…)
I think that was the case. I think There were enough stops for relieving oneself. The caboose usually had an open toilet, so maybe the engineer stopped the train and used it, or the woods.
But perish the thought of an engineer or fireman with diarrhea! oh! the horror!
Back to the OP:-
I have seen pics on here so maybe you do a search for loco toilets or lavs here or over on the TRAINS forum.
“Please Do Not Flush When Train Is In Station”
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I doubt it was a “Bathroom” Just a dumper and sink. And probably quite crowded to boot I would bet.
(aren’t they all, planes, trains, buses) For comfort do not enter unless your weight is under 150 lbs. [(-D]
Johnboy out…
This is the only shot I have of the “facilities” in a locomotive. This is from BDRV 9581, a SD9 purchased from NS.
Hope this helps.
A typical modern retention toilet, in the hood of a MP15AC.
I haven’t seen a sink in any engine.
In the short nose of a high-hood SD9.
And a high-hood GP9.
The silver deal is a TP holder. Most guys carry a roll with them.
Most short nose engines are similar, just less room in the comparment.
Newer EMDs have a stairway down the the toilet room.
Older ones have a door at floor height, and the compartment is about 2 feet lower, with steps in there. Takes a bit of contorting to get in and out of there.
#1 on the coal pile.
#2 on the shovel and dispose of it in the firebox.
I don’t have any photos but the toilet in EMD’s F units and Alco’s FA’s the toilet was in the far end of the unit in the cornor on the engineer’s side. No partition around it as I remember. The toilet flushed out to the track too. When stepping on the flush pedal the bottom plate opened and the ties could be seen down the drain.
Caboose toilets as well as those on passenger cars also flushed out to the track. A big NO-NO these days.
You Americans are very lucky,on British steam engines the shovel was used and on diesels you hung it over the side,so to speak…
Steve
I thuoght that’s what that little shack on the tender was for. [:-^]
Here’s a scary looking one that I photographed in the nose of a P&LE U28B, back in the mid '70’s.
This thread begs for a silly punchline, but I’m not gonna go there!
To go or not to go? For now that is the question.
Batman - It made me cringe when I opened the door. Nasty![:(]
I will take a dump on a airplane i will take a dump on a boat but before i take a dump on that locomotive i will dump in my paints…
NJT PL42 restroom: