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From: Andre Ming
> > > > > which way is "Back"?
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The FRA mandates that every locomotive have an "F" placed on the forward
direction, or front, of the locomotive. That, and that alone, determines
whether you signal/instruct a manned locomotive to go "forward" or "back".
> > > > > > > > >
I thought that was it. Local friend Joe Rogers once worked as an engineer
on the Michigan Northern (then-president was Alex Huff, an S Gauger) and
told me it really confused his crew when the locomotive's designated Front
was not at the real front of the train, so they were in effect backing up
all the way on every northbound trip. He insisted on doing it according to
the rule André explains above.
Tom Hawley
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