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Randall Hess

September 27, 2007 08:28PM

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What I had heard was that passenger locomotives still weren't required to have steps, because it is assumed that they won't do much switching (so CATS #19 needed to be labeled as a "passenger locomotive" not a "switching locomotive")

Of course, as Earl implicitly pointed out, most switching is done away from the locomotive, so the steps on the locomotive aren't much use to the guy who is actually doing it (and the only thing close to him is the ladder/stirrups on the cars).

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/27/2007 10:24PM by Randall Hess.

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A "wet & clammy" one for NickGully / A Brakeman's Idyll	Russo Loco	September 22, 2007 11:11PM
Re: Another "wet & clammy" one for NickGully ...	mesaman3000	September 23, 2007 12:51PM
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Re: Another "wet & clammy" one for NickGully ...	Eric Bolton	September 25, 2007 11:08AM
Re: Another "wet & clammy" one for NickGully ...	Mike B	September 25, 2007 03:37PM
The Short Unhappy Life of Brakies..	Chile John	September 25, 2007 04:45PM
Re: Short Life / A Brakeman's Idyll	Russo Loco	September 26, 2007 01:51PM
Re: Short Life / A Brakeman's Idyll	CharlieMcCandless	September 26, 2007 07:51PM
Re: Short Life / A Brakeman's Idyll	Russo Loco	September 27, 2007 01:08AM
Re: Short Life / A Brakeman's Idyll	CharlieMcCandless	September 27, 2007 07:00PM
Re: Short Life / A Brakeman's Idyll	Russo Loco	September 27, 2007 11:18PM
Re: Short Life / A Brakeman's Idyll	Earl	September 26, 2007 09:03PM
Re: Short Life / A Brakeman's Idyll	Earl	September 26, 2007 09:07PM
Re: The Short Unhappy Life of Brakies..	Skip	September 26, 2007 04:28PM
Re: The Short Unhappy Life of Brakies..	Randall Hess	September 26, 2007 08:07PM
Re: The Short Unhappy Life of Brakies..	Earl	September 26, 2007 09:04PM
Re: The Short Unhappy Life of Brakies..	Skip	September 27, 2007 08:08AM
Re: The Short Unhappy Life of Brakies..	Randall Hess	September 27, 2007 08:28PM
Re: The Short Unhappy Life of Brakies..	Rick Steele	September 28, 2007 08:55AM
Re: The Short Unhappy Life of Brakies..	Rick Steele	September 28, 2007 08:47AM

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