Comments on: A standard cab leader for once. Standard cab C40-8 CN 2103 is leading CN 149, a nice change from the widecab ES44AC’s which are now power for this train most of the time. Here CN 149 crosses the Lachine canal with high priority intermodal from the harbour. Trailing is CN 8876 & CN 8855. http://www.railpictures.ca The BEST Canadian photos on the Internet, eh? Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:43:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ngineered4u http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21723#comment-11801 ngineered4u Fri, 20 Nov 2015 02:47:28 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/DSC_0164.jpg#comment-11801 Well speaking as a railroad employee for 35 yrs and 30 of them as a engineer I have run everything from high nosed GP9's, M630/636's to ET44AC's and a lot more in between. CN was the first to have Comfort cabs when we got the M420's and GP40W's. It was a huge difference in design and comfort. The US roads did not get them until much later and still used standard cabs for a long time. Anytime we got a standard cab for a long trip it was a disappointment, so we got used to comfort/wide cabs. Now with CN's purchase of used C40'8's and SD60's we have more standard cabs now that can lead. Despite the shiny paint, the cabs are still cold, drafty and very noisy. Thats why train crews hate to have them lead. The ex AT&SF C40-8's are a bit better. Well speaking as a railroad employee for 35 yrs and 30 of them as a engineer I have run everything from high nosed GP9′s, M630/636′s to ET44AC’s and a lot more in between. CN was the first to have Comfort cabs when we got the M420′s and GP40W’s. It was a huge difference in design and comfort. The US roads did not get them until much later and still used standard cabs for a long time.
Anytime we got a standard cab for a long trip it was a disappointment, so we got used to comfort/wide cabs.
Now with CN’s purchase of used C40’8′s and SD60′s we have more standard cabs now that can lead. Despite the shiny paint, the cabs are still cold, drafty and very noisy. Thats why train crews hate to have them lead. The ex AT&SF C40-8′s are a bit better.

]]> By: JP http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21723#comment-11799 JP Fri, 20 Nov 2015 00:06:34 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/DSC_0164.jpg#comment-11799 Nice shot Michael. @ngineered4u: Just curious, what makes the standard cab units terrible to have as a leader? Nice shot Michael.

@ngineered4u: Just curious, what makes the standard cab units terrible to have as a leader?

]]> By: ngineered4u http://www.railpictures.ca/?attachment_id=21723#comment-11778 ngineered4u Thu, 19 Nov 2015 04:49:25 +0000 http://www.railpictures.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/DSC_0164.jpg#comment-11778 Only nice to photograph, terrible to have as a leader if you are the crew. Only nice to photograph, terrible to have as a leader if you are the crew.

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