by lumpum
Well Amtrak and it's wisdom has decided to put in this week's bulletin order that ALL AEM-7 and HHP motors should run with the front pantograph up instead of the rear. There is no logic in this! If you run with the rear pantograph up and snag the wire and tear the pan off, no problem you simply put up the front and continue. Now that you run with the front pan up and snag the wire you will now tear the front pan off and the good rear one with it! DUH! This rule now changes 20 plus years of common sense. My money says after the front pan tears the rear pan off the rule will go back to the smart way! Somebody got a raise!