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Re: BoxCar - v2
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 16 Apr 2003 01:34:10 GMT
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They are indeed catwalks, though they're not single rails. They're boards.
I believe they disappeared around 1960 or so. At the least, modern boxcars
don't have them.
-Stefan-
In lugnet.trains, Bruce S. Chamberlain writes:
> Jason,
> I believe they are walkways so train workers can walk on top of the car
> without tripping over the ribs. This is not apparent from the angle of
> the pictures.
> Bruce
>
> On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at 01:03 PM, Jason Spears wrote:
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> > In lugnet.trains, Stefan Garcia writes:
> > > In lugnet.announce.moc, Jason Spears writes:
> > > > http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/491
> > >
> > > Looks nice Jason. The ribbing on the sides is nice. What's the bar
> > > on the
> > > roof for though? A nice touch mind you, I've just never seen that on
> > > a
> > > boxcar.
> >
> > Glad you like it. I think that bar is there for structural integrity.
> > But I
> > guess I could be wrong. Here are some pics with similar features:
> >
> > http://www.master-creations.com/419.htm
> > http://eldora.net/lyndon/propst/boxcar1018.html
> >
> > -Jason
> >
> > +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> > Jason Spears
> > MichLUG - http://www.michlug.org/
> > My MOCpage - http://www.mocpages.com/home.php/69
> > +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
> >
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: BoxCar - v2
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| (...) I guess I will have to resort to calling that bar a random detail. It's greebles gosh darnit. (Trains can have greebles, right?) Thanks for the info guys. :) -Jason +---...---+ Jason Spears MichLUG - (URL) MOCpage - (URL) (22 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: BoxCar - v2
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| (...) Indeed. Brakemen are discouraged, if not forbidden, from walking on the roofs of cars nowadays. Too dangerous. (22 years ago, 21-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: BoxCar - v2
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| Jason, I believe they are walkways so train workers can walk on top of the car without tripping over the ribs. This is not apparent from the angle of the pictures. Bruce (...) (22 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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