To any 'rails" out there. Is it any easier to get out of a standard cab engine when a collision is unaviodable? That is if you have a chance to begin with.
Yup…the nose door is a pain…the rear door is about the same on both cabs.
Windows are always an option…
If you’re gonna bail off, it’s a shorter drop out the rear door of a standard cab. Personally, under most circumstances, I’d rather ride it out in a wide cab. I’ve seen far too many reports of people bailing off, and being injured far worse then if they’d rode it out.
Nick
If you had a 1 minute warning before the crash, would getting back to the 2nd unit and ‘riding it out’ be an option? (on either cab style)
thanks
If I had a minute, I’d be making every effort to stop or substantially slow) my train and get as far as possible from the point of impact, preferably at right angles to the track.
Without that option, staying in the cab would probably be the best option. At least you have a certain idea of what will be flying at you, your grips, the cooler, tools, etc, and are in an environment more or less designed with your safety in mind.
If you’re out side that envelope, you’re subject to a lot of things flying around, from small parts to complete cars. Not a pretty consideration.
Thanx for the replies, it seems it would be tougher getting out of a wide nose unit.
true to a point…but rideing it out in the cab you will also have the rest of the train(s) cars comeing to violent stop right where the engins are… i have seen pics and videos of head ons where the cars where stacked up 3 and 4 high in places and the engins where under the pile… with not much left to tell they where engins… its a 50/50 no matter where you are in a crash… there was a story of a woman engineer some years go that worked for our outfit… was involved in a head on…other train was at fult… the impact made trailer from a flat car in her train break losse and sent it airborn…landing on her side of the cab…crushing it and her… she died in that crash…
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