Hot Water Wrote:
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> Don B. Wrote:
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> > Today I saw a UP locomotive running down a
> short
> > line with a engine compartment door open.
> > What is reason behind this? The locomotive is
> over
> > heating?
>
>
> What kind of unit? Earlier EMD units (30/35 and 40
> series) had "issues" with the carbody door latches
> (referred to as 'knuckle busters'). Thus, many
> times carbody doors were seen "swinging open".

Yep, sounds familiar...
Doors flapping loose in the breeze were sometime a safety hazard late at night while walking back in the dark to reset a low oil button on the geeps we used as helpers on Beaumont...

And don't kid yourself that you are going to cool down an overheating engine (low oil/low coolant) problem by opening the doors, it's not a '67 Volkswagen Van....