Thank You, Sir.
I was NOT aware that N&W or that ANY road applied Doghouses to Psgr. Steam. A travesty to be sure.
I always considered the N&W to be a classy road, and the Virginian and its electrics. The way things should be done.
All comments in these Forums are generalizations from personal experiences.
Near the end of steam, my Employer kept it’s steam power up, esp on Passenger, as it was part of the whole ‘Image’ thing, esp when hauling Share Holders out of Windsor Station, Montreal.
( This all went out the window once Action Red took over and the penny pinchers discovered a dirty locomotive would pull as much as a shiny one, and paint and wiping cost money. The other joke was why did the Co. switch to Yellow Cabooses. Answer, Red paint cost more. )
However, the next door neighbour looked like junk, as if they had robbed the scrap line for power that had a few more miles in it.
Just 'cause Road A did something outside the front door, does NOT mean another road, 800 miles away did likewise. WM was always spotless, even their Baldwins. The 244 Cabs were glossy as the day they left Schenectady, and the BL2 and Slug on the Hump a marvel. There I saw my first Electric Eye which triggered a pump to squirt Journal Oil into Journal Boxes w/lid open, the shine reflected from Axle end triggering the Eye and pump.
More interesting than the BL2 after it had been digested. ( Traitor ) It did arrive at the pump, slowly for the Pin Puller and Retarders beyond.
The way a Diesel SHOULD look, late in it’s life. NO MU. Which would help it stay clean, as rarely trailing unless behind another Unit w/crew.
http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/photos/cpr_diesel/8403.jpg
Another story.
Was at a level crossing at night and the fellow beside me,
