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Dumb Question, What Are Anti-Climbers?

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Dumb Question, What Are Anti-Climbers?
Posted by NSlover92 on Thursday, January 3, 2008 9:03 PM
Hey, What are Anti-Climbers I have yet to figure out in detail what they are Thanks Mike
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Posted by TomDiehl on Thursday, January 3, 2008 9:13 PM

 NSlover92 wrote:
Hey, What are Anti-Climbers I have yet to figure out in detail what they are Thanks Mike

An anticlimber is just what the name implies. During a collision, they prevent, or at least try to prevent, a car or other vehicle, from "climbing" over the frame of the locomotive and hitting the cab and crew. These can also be traced back to the trolley car days, when they performed basically the same function.

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