>>1056160>>1056174For BN, another obvious giveaway that the train is running backwards is that there are no white paint stripes on the long hood. The BN painted stripes on the side that was facing forward.
Pic related is a BN geep configured to run long-hood forward. The lack of dynamic-brakes and long-hood configuration gives this away as an ex-Great Northern engine. For some reason GN favored long-hood running for their first-generation GP and SD fleet.