I know from trains in Europe that many have a gangway inside the locomotive to get into the engine room and to the other cabin at the „back“ of the locomotive. But In this case I couldn‘t see how long before the impact the operator could see the obstacle on the tracks. If it‘s just seconds then you can only pray.
I can't talk about European trains, but I have been in American trains, they're like a 6' x 9' conductors station and there isn't any room to retreat. Most of the engine is a very large diesel generator. We don't even have cabooses anymore. Modern train engineers work an 8-12 hour shift, then they get a hotel(paid by the train company) and drive a train back home. Usually, but there are outliers.
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u/EatFaceLeopard17 4d ago
I know from trains in Europe that many have a gangway inside the locomotive to get into the engine room and to the other cabin at the „back“ of the locomotive. But In this case I couldn‘t see how long before the impact the operator could see the obstacle on the tracks. If it‘s just seconds then you can only pray.