Re: CB&Q #537's asymmetrical Handrail.
Posted by snapped_bolt on
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Morning
I am wondering whether the judges were aware that the smokebox doors on the prototypes were designed to open, unlike the doors on models.
Wouldn't there have been a good chance that the rail on one end would be shorter to clear the smokebox door when opened fully? This isn't a standard gauge engine; a small diameter smokebox indeed. Not every roundhouse employee could navigate such a small opening- much less should the door not open fully.
Kudos for modeling this feature.
Stan