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Are there toilets in American freight train locomotives?

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Yes, all over the road locomotives, and local use locomotives are equipped with toilets in small rooms in the front hood area of the locomotive. Some even have fold down sinks for hand washing. read more

Yes, all over the road locomotives, and local use locomotives are equipped with toilets in small rooms in the front hood area of the locomotive. Some even have fold down sinks for hand washing. The toilets are similar to RV type toilets that have a hand pump for flushing, and holding tanks for the waste. read more

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You are correct about more locomotives spread throughout the train allowing much longer trains. The couplers and knuckles would break towards the head end of a train if all the locomotives were on the head end, and the length and weight of the train exceeds the coupler strength. read more

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