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Yes, switching locomotives in the link & pin era had footboards and a conventional link & pin coupler on the front.  When I mentioned switching with engines having the long cowcatcher and long coupling bar, I was thinking of road switching when it was necessary to handle cars ahead of the locomotive.  It must have happened, although I don’t recall ever seeing a photo showing it.   <o:p></o:p> Interestingly, a lot of those long cowcatchers also had little footboards, although they are often hard to see on photos because they were so small.  I suppose trainmen got on and off of those while the engine was moving, which looks to have been incredibly dangerous.   <o:p></o:p> Here is a photo of a switch engine of the link & pin era.  <o:p></o:p> <a href="http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=99298&Page=2&EndDate=1895&Keywords=railroads&StartDate=1880&SearchType=Basic">http://collections.mnhs.org/visualresources/image.cfm?imageid=99298&Page=2&EndDate=1895&Keywords=railroads&StartDate=1880&SearchType=Basic</a>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Some photos of #999 in the original configuration with 87” drivers:  <o:p></o:p> <a target="_blank" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bgDRKmnIMvo/RcXgUGh491I/AAAAAAAAAO0/hfdNFsus0vU/s1600-h/1836-0.jpg">http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bgDRKmnIMvo/R ... 1836-0.jpg</a> <a target="_blank" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bgDRKmnIMvo/RcXghmh493I/AAAAAAAAAPE/944xf07UfPI/s1600-h/1837-0.jpg">http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bgDRKmnIMvo/R ... 1837-0.jpg</a><o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3wvT74x-2Us/SOVZ802WlEI/AAAAAAAAAy8/HvtJ3BJwnuE/s1600-h/nyc-2.jpg">http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3wvT74x-2Us/SOVZ802WlEI/AAAAAAAAAy8/HvtJ3BJwnuE/s1600-h/nyc-2.jpg</a>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> After the rebuilding that ruined the appearance:  <o:p></o:p> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bgDRKmnIMvo/RcXgsmh494I/AAAAAAAAAPM/hhc2LHJiIXU/s1600-h/1839-0.jpg">http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bgDRKmnIMvo/RcXgsmh494I/AAAAAAAAAPM/hhc2LHJiIXU/s1600-h/1839-0.jpg</a>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> I would have to study the 999 history a little bit because this photo appears to show smaller drivers than on the original locomotive, and yet they are not as small as shown in the above link.  This photo looks like the early 1900s.  Perhaps there was much more modification than just one rebuilding.  <o:p></o:p> <a href="http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/mvgw/images/engine_999-300.jpg">http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/mvgw/images/engine_999-300.jpg</a>
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