High time that the IRFCA gave the EMD species a proper railfanning name - pigs (snout at the approximate place on the face), mewers [they mew!], scooters (2 stroke power)...
While contemplating the mewing angle, the species should not be called after cats as it refers to a Caterpillar diesel, which the EMD family is not. I suppose we could call it by the desi nomenclature for the animal that mews - Billi.

Posted by Apurva Bahadur on 2011 Mar 14 13:54:40 +0000

Appu, I fancy none of your suggestions. Sadly, I do not have one to offer either :-) From the looks, the dual cab WDP-4Ds are looking excellent. I wonder what went on to balance the weight in design this beast.

Posted by M S M Saifullah on 2011 Mar 15 03:16:30 +0000

Ultimate angle. Very nice one.

Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2011 Mar 15 03:37:04 +0000

Is DP 4D longer than single cab locos or is it just an illusion?

Posted by Anant K Singh on 2011 Mar 15 04:17:28 +0000

Longer by 1.3M. the cab is also shorter.

Posted by Rahul Rao on 2011 Mar 16 04:22:09 +0000

seems both the cab are having different dimensions. the SHF one looks normal in size while the LHF one looks smaller.

Posted by Deepak Murali on 2011 Mar 16 17:14:21 +0000

Now Murali jee we have a dilema. which side is SH and which is LH.
Let's say DBR side leading is A cab leading, and Radiator side leading is B cab leading.
Has DLW marked the cabs as A & B.

Posted by Rahul Rao on 2011 Mar 17 04:16:34 +0000