The "cab-forward" design of steam locomotives, while an innovative idea, was often more trouble than it was worth. This ...

Finding a suitable electric locomotive capable of pulling heavy 17- or 18-car passenger trains at high-speed became a problem for the Pennsy’s motive power department. They settled on a box-cab ...

The train was equipped with a “black box” data recorder and an outward ... decision to install a video camera inside the cab of the locomotive, the question remains, 'Why wasn't this done ...

A preliminary review of the train's "black box" shows Bostian applied the emergency brake just before the locomotive and passenger ... what was happening in the cab at the time of the derailment.