when there wasnt room in the cab for a head brakeman to sit some railroads provided a doghouse for him to sit. it also provided a observation post to view the train. on the prr the smaller doghse had a seat and on the long distance tenders their longer doghse had a bench seat you could stretch out on usually with a caboose cushion. An engineer of the time spoke of while scooping water on the fly..if they didnt like the guy they would make sure the tank over flowed giving the guy some real wet shoes !! they were heated by a steam pipe heat from the engine. again the crew in the eng could make life miserable by shutting it off or turning it up. My source told of having to climb over the coal load to .......discuss the matter ! john
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