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Brian Norden

December 04, 2019 11:21AM

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jcpatten Wrote:
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> Where the caboose was so close, would the brakeman
> that normally rode in the hut atop the tender be
> able to ride in the caboose and be warm and
> comfortable?

The tender mounted brakeman's "hut" is for the head-end brakeman. The rear-end brakeman normally rides in the caboose. Since this locomotive is in helper service, it does not have a brakeman that needs to ride with it.

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488 and caboose in the snow 55 years ago	Olaf Rasmussen	December 04, 2019 09:46AM
Re: 488 and caboose in the snow 55 years ago	jcpatten	December 04, 2019 10:09AM
Re: 488 and caboose in the snow 55 years ago	Brian Norden	December 04, 2019 11:21AM
Re: 488 and caboose in the snow 55 years ago	Jim Armstrong	December 04, 2019 10:10AM
Re: 488 and caboose in the snow 55 years ago	Olaf Rasmussen	December 04, 2019 11:50PM
Re: 488 and caboose in the snow 55 years ago	Jim McKee	December 05, 2019 11:02AM
Re: 488 and caboose in the snow 55 years ago	Chris Walker	December 05, 2019 02:30PM
Re: 488 and caboose in the snow 55 years ago	Olaf Rasmussen	December 05, 2019 10:56PM
Re: 488 and caboose in the snow 55 years ago	Josh McNeal	December 05, 2019 11:19PM

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