Dual control stand

Dual control stand

Dual control stand refers to the North American practice of some railroads to have two control stands in the cab of a hood unit locomotive, one on either side facing opposite directions to allow operation either long hood or short hood forward. This practice was largely used by the Norfolk and Western during the 1960s and 1970s, but could also be found on select Erie Lackawanna, Reading, Penn Central and Western Pacific locomotives during the same time period

The rationale for having two control stands was to put the engineer on the proper side of the locomotive regardless of the direction of travel; this would reduce the need to turn the locomotive at a terminal.

List of locomotives built with dual control stands

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References

  • Paul K. Withers (2007). Norfolk Southern Locomotive Directory 2006-2007. Withers Publishing. 
  • Larry DeYoung (2004). Erie Lackawanna SDP45s - Sept/Oct 2004 Diesel Era. Withers Publishing. 
  • Joseph Strapac (1984). Western Pacific Diesel Years. Overland Models. 
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