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Hello! Can someone help identify what these filler tubes/caps on a locomotive's nose are used for:

 

 

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I see them on most modern wide-nosed locomotives (SDs, Dash-9s, AC4400, etc). I assume not fuel.  My best guess is sand for traction.

 

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by mattrain:

Nice, thank you! ... but where does the washer fluid go!? (kidding)

All joking aside, I never looked for the container. Like I said, these were CP units. On further thought, it is probably as much for deicing windshields than for cleaning purposes.

 

One time I had a CP unit back in the consist that someone had left the window heater on. The window was so hot I could barely hold my hand on it! The NS units window heaters never got that hot.

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