@harmonyards posted:Sorry I missed this thread,….but Vern has the right answer, ….I fixed one of these that got knocked out of quarter on a simple tire change!!….I have no clue who’s did the engineering on some of those 2010-2015 models, but my god, they need to go back to school!!…..John, wiggle the shell aroumd and you’ll see the engineer refusing to give up the release …..it’s easy to pop him out of his seat, a bit of a klutz to put him back, ….but doable…..as Vern mentioned, the cab stays on the top half, there’s no way to access the cab screws …..whatever happened to a one piece boiler, bolted to a main frame???….I guess on some models, it’s a blessing, on this one, and many more like it, it’s a nightmare if you got to do any serious work,…
Pat
Well, I have to get inside... I saw the odd clearances in the cab, but I guess I just couldn't believe I had to rip out an engineer to remove the shell! This begs the question, how did they put it together in the first place? 
I didn't think I could get the cab off without taking the shell off. I looked all over for screws that would release the cab, that seemed obvious, but obviously it wasn't to the lame designers!
Truthfully, I like the removable top, locomotives like the newer Challenger and Big Boy are a dream to work on, some of the old stuff you have to drop the lead articulated truck, etc.
