Train Basics Ask Trains What is the purpose of the louvres low on each side of the nose of both E and F units from Electro-Motive Division?

What is the purpose of the louvres low on each side of the nose of both E and F units from Electro-Motive Division?

By Cody Grivno | May 17, 2022

| Last updated on May 26, 2022


Locomotives have lots of detail parts

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Cody Grivno explains what the louvres are for on both the E and F units from Electro-Motive Division in this video of Ask Trains.

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