Cowl Unit
In recent years, locomotive manufacturers have switched from cab units to cowl units when a full-width body is desired. Since all the structural support on a cowl unit is in the frame of the locomotive, rather than the body, manufacturers can easily create full-width locomotives from hood unit designs by building cowl units.
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