Re: DRGW Narrow Gauge Grab Irons.

drgw0579 Wrote:
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> I asked around, and others have also seen this,
> but nobody can tell me the official reason why
> this was done! Let's nail this down, and I'll
> document it in my restoration notes. This is just
> another tidbit of information that could be lost.
>
> Bill Kepner

If a brakeman is going from the end of the car to the side of the car to return to the ground via the sill step, it prevents the boot from sliding off the step due the momentum of swinging around the corner of the car. There is also a rule that the sides rungs/hand holds have to be within 2 inches height of the corresponding end rungs/hand holds.


Steve