Posted by Howard in Newcastle on Thursday, May 04, 2006 at 8:43PM :
In Reply to: I Got to ask posted by Paul (in NY) on Thursday, May 04, 2006 at 5:25PM :
Paul, think of ho hard it was to load coal from the tender to the firebox. Now if you put the cab up front you really have a walk. The SP cab forwards were oil burners, so feeding the firebox was easier.