Did engine and car manufacturers offset handrails and grabirons from sides or ends a standard number of inches? I'm about to detail eight Stewart F units and three or four transition era cabooses and would like to make appropriate spacers to use for their installation.
Thanks, folks.
John
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Gidday John, regarding the F units, I’ve referenced these drawings… http://prr.railfan.net/diagrams/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=ef-3-a.gif&sel=die&sz=lg&fr= http://prr.railfan.net/diagrams/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=ef-4-a_after1950.gif&sel=die&sz=lg&fr= ….and I, for one, aren’t going to visit with my feeler gauge to see whether you’ve used 4 7/16” or 5”, or, for that matter, how accurately you applied those measurements. Cheers, the Bear.
Attuvian1 what is your longitude?
Attuvian1 what is your longitude? 176.23 E
176.23 E
Way back in my younger days. When I was into super detailing locos and rolling stock. I would make templates out of .025 styrene or cardboard spacers. That's .635 mm for the 63/64 of the rest of the world. For ladders I would draw lines square across and tape the ends of the template to the shell. Then I could drill the holes each side of the line. After glueing the grabs on it was simple enough to pull the shim out. The .025 looks like a good size for an HO scale hand even though the .10 brass wire is too thick for a grab iron.
Pete.
Attuvian1 Attuvian1 what is your longitude? 176.23 E Yup. 173.10 E; Attu Island, Fall of 2000. Last of my brother's birding tours there. Magical place. An occasional airman's nightmare. You would have found the old WWII Army airdrome at Alexai Point interesting. No buildings any longer, just rusting Marston Mat and 10' wide channels excavated across the old runways to discourage intrepid avaitors in subsequent years. John
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dti406 As we used to say, it's not the end of the world, but you can see it from there! Rick Jesionowski
There is a standard for safety appliances.
eCFR :: 49 CFR Part 231 -- Railroad SAFETY Appliance Standards
Jeff
jeffhergert There is a standard for safety appliances. eCFR :: 49 CFR Part 231 -- Railroad SAFETY Appliance Standards Jeff