74ford Wrote:
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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
Jeff the box just in front of the cab door looks like your description.
William
aka drgwk37