nihong Wrote:
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> Can you imagine a United Airlines pilot 'being shown the controls' of a different aircraft on
> British Airways and being allowed to fly it? The same day? Even with rail it takes a full day or
> two to learn the equipment.

Have you been inside a diesel locomotive? The controls from one engine to the next really aren't all that different; it's just like driving your home car day in and day out, and then getting a new job and driving a company car, or going on vacation and driving a rental car.

All the same controls, just a few differences in where things are.

We aren't talking the difference between a Horizon Air Q400, and an Airbus A380. Nor are we talking the difference between a Ford Focus and a Freightliner Cascadia. A locomotive is a locomotive, the only major difference being the air brake system.