Casey Akin Wrote:
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> I see that there is no hand grab detail on the
> drawings, also, your steps on the brake wheel end
> of the box cars is a little large compared to the
> pics.
>
> Casey
Casey .... You'll find in photos of really early equipment including SG, the absence of grab irons as well as stirrups on many cars (especially flat cars...) Must've been fun trying to get on and off. I think the idea was that you start at the caboose or tender and stay atop the cars unless switching.
Skip Luke
Switchman (ret): Grand Canyon Railway;
Engineer (ret): Georgetown Loop RR Inc., Sumpter Valley Ry., Monticello & Sangamon Valley;
Dispatcher(ret): Illinois Central, White Pass & Yukon, Burlington Northern Ry.
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