November 11, 2017 11:18PM
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Albeit, this thread is primarily about what appear to be tool boxes, and the storage thereof at Gunnison, but I'm reminded of a common piece of locomotive ephemera that might go unnoticed, or perhaps misidentified. At least on some roads, engine crewmen carried sheet metal boxes as grips. Unlike cloth, they were impervious to cinders and oil - an important attribute for the safe and soil-free transport of your off-duty duds. In the case of the ones I'm familiar with, they were fabricated by the sheet metal workers in the roundhouse as a side hustle. The one I have is about 12x12x24 with a peaked lid, hinged like a toolbox. The corners are each reinforced. I went looking for a foto, but I have yet to find one.
-Jeff
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