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Re: BoxCar - v2
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:16:16 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Stefan Garcia writes:
> 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.
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> In lugnet.trains, Bruce S. Chamberlain writes:
> > 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.
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> > On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at 01:03 PM, Jason Spears wrote:
> > > > > http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/491
Hmm.... Well then. I guess my ignorance of trains comes out. Eek! :p So
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
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| Maybe if you eliminate the 2x2 light-gray plates underneath the roof tiles (and the clips and stiff tubing), you could achieve the same walkway effect as in the example photos. Nice cars! Mark "Jason Spears" <spearjr@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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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- (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.trains)
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