Hot Water posted:jhz563 posted:Hot Water posted:Steve,
Just my opinion but, I don't think "Bobby OGauge" has any experience with, nor knowledge of, real railroading. Especially steam locomotives!
Well I do.
OK, so which railroad have you worked for, and passed all the "book of rules", plus obtained an FRA Engineer's certificate?
I was certified for the Laurel Highlands RR out of Scottsdale PA, and the Westmoreland Scenic that followed. I trained under Rich Rupp who at the time was running the South West Pennsylvania RR. I ran an admittedly very small HK Porter in tourist service as well as gp7, gp9, gp11 and an Alco S2 locomotive. Yes I took an passed my locomotive engineer's liscense written and practical exam.
I am not at all comparing my experiences to mainline high speed operations. But having switched passenger and on occasion a few freight cars with steam, my opinion is that a camera and a display would be useful at times. (Edit - the Porter I operated wasn't nearly as complex as the 765 or any other mainline locomotive. There would have been room for a 9" display above the engineers side forward door)
