Re: Case of the Missing Truss Rods - Revisited

Posted by Jim Courtney on
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Doug,

I worked as a brakeman for a few summers, back in my college / medical school days. Remembering the scary things that I did between cars, I can't think of a good reason for having a grab iron on the right side of the end at all.

Most of us are right handed, and I would never think of leaning in to open a knuckle, much less try to drop or pull a pin on a link, with my left hand, while steadying myself with my right hand. It takes two hands to make an air hose coupling.

Perhaps, steadying oneself with your right hand, while kicking a coupler head with your right boot, to center it?