Inside the X-5000

Early interior of the Dynamometer Car known as the X-5000.

Actual page from the log book for the Dynamometer car.

Here’s a man working in the X-5000 reading charts.

May 1974 interior of working X-5000 car.

Close-up of the charting technology of the day in 1974.

Video monitor for monitoring couplers and trucks for slack action.  Apparently there is a break for a little entertainment for the crew.

Inside the X-5000 at the recorder.

It was not all glamour! Tedious work included counting endless mileposts. The switch at his right forefinger was pressed at each milepost which put a mark on the chart recording.