The forward view is as close to what the engineer would see from his seat as we could make it. The major driving controls are all represented and animated in the model. However, those of you who like to fire your own engine will find a few things missing simply because they are not visible in the forward view (for example, the blower control is on the far lower-left side of the backhead and only visible in the left-side view).

For your reference, here is a photo of an actual cab annotated to indicate the various functional elements.

Photo from The Nickel Plate Story by John A. Rehor, courtesy Kalmbach Publishing Co.

Letter	Description
A	Throttle
B	Reverse wheel
C	Train brake
D	Locomotive brake
E	Sander
F	Cylinder cocks
G	Air brake cock
H	Injector steam ram
J	Grate connectors
K	Firebox doors
L	Boiler pressure gauge
M	Stoker steam jets
N	Blower
O	Stoker booster steam valve
P	Stoker steam valve
Q	Feedwater pump gauge
R	Stoker jet gauge
S	Feedwater pump control
T	Boiler level gauges
U	"Fountain" valves (water glasses, low water alarm, air compressor, injector, feed water pump, lubricator, dynamo, steam heat)
V	Stoker
W	Brake pressure gauges, speedometer, steam chest pressure gauge connections (not installed in this photo)
X	Whistle lever
Y	Washout plug (typical)
Z	Feedwater heater valve

Thanks to everyone who helped me with this cab model. Many of the textures were extracted, with permission, from photos by John Fryar. You can see the originals at John's fine web site http://nkprr.railfan.net/779. I received many other helpful photos from Bill Godby and Kelly Lynch. Thanks to Don Daily, who used to fire the original, for identifying all the controls for me. Finally, thanks to my collaborator, John Fowlis, for building my favorite steam locomotive.

Rick Grout
Portland, Oregon
September, 2002