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@PRR Man posted:

An interesting fact Jack.

Are you aware whether this caused confusion between a road’s ship forces when discussing issues with EMD technical people?

Yes, it absolutely caused confusion, on those roads with long hood front. I'ld hate to have to count how many traction motors were removed from the incorrect position, due to mis-communication.

Or were the shop people informed when trained by EMD?

When EMD personnel conducted the training, there were a LOT less such issues. However, the railroads in general began to forgo training of Mechanical Dept. personnel in the 1970s and 1980s (some even stopped Apprenticeship programs), which certainly didn't help. 

 

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