That's actually a wide nose, not a wide cab. Wide cabs don't exist.
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Blame us Canadians, we did them first!
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Whether a wide nose or wide cab, nice to see a good photo of a Conrail Unit. Thanks for sharing.
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When I first saw this image on the photo search, I thought it was of the heritage unit for CR.
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I still remember the first time I saw one, probably around this time in Massachusetts. Great photo. It brought back a great memory. As far as the terminology is concerned, the "Canadian Comfort Cab" is commonly referred to a "Wide Cab" or "Wide Nose Cab". In fact, the railroad "itself" refers to "wide cabs" frequently. So I guess everyone is right.
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In any case, the "W" turned the -8 models from ugly ducklings into swans[imho].
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