Hey guys do you run long hood forward?

Rusty Traque posted:

Chuck Sartor posted:

For locomotives that have duel control stands, which end is front?

The end as specified by the railroad.

Even dual cab electric locomotives like the EP5 and GG1 have a designated front.  It's there if you look closely:

 

Rusty

A detail K-Line left-off their model of the EP5.

Ron

mlaughlinnyc posted:

In the real world, using the stenciled F as forward was mandatory.  When a man on the ground was passing signals to the engineer to go forward or back up, he went by the F.  Didn't matter if there were dual control stands or if it was in the middle.  The man on the ground went by the defined front of the engine.

It also came in handy when the engine crew had to describe a problem to the shop personnel, especially if the problem was located at one end or the other.