Re: Case of the Missing Truss Rods - Revisited

Posted by Doug Heitkamp on
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Todd - thanks for posting the additional pictures.

I was wondering about the Fairplay boxcar but it looks like Jim did the research for me. I thought it was a 27' car. Thank for the additional details.

Regarding the diagonal grab irons. I always figured that the difference between the right & left sides was just sloppy workmanship. But thinking about it… could it be that the taller grab was used on the left to aid a trainman when they were standing on the stirrup step? The lower grab on the right side of the end, would be easier to grasp if you were standing on the ground? There is no stirrup step on that corner of the car. Just a thought….

Doug