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RE: (erielack) The mystery of the handrails.



Bill's statement here is correct - I have images of both Erie and DL&W switchers very shortly after delivery with handrails. I have builders' photos of each too that show NO handrails on the sides...
 
The handrails were most definitely done by the original roads, not by the merged road, so that may account for some of the stanchion types and railing configurations. But BOTH styles seem to leave a wide gap between those first two stanchions. Was there anything on the walkway or on the hood that they might have needed access to?
 
    - Paul
 

- -----Original Message-----
From: Gripp, William [NCSUS] [mailto:WGRIPP_@_NCSUS.JNJ.COM] 
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:21 AM
To: Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul); erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
Subject: RE: (erielack) The mystery of the handrails.



My GUESS is that htese handrails were done by the Erie, DL&W, and/or EL rather than being delivered from EMD this way.  If that's the case, we have the "Baldwin" factor at work - no real consistancy as each crew did the job their own way.  At the EL level this may entail different practices between different shops, but having it done at "home" would easily explain the great variations.



> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tupaczewski, Paul R (Paul) [mailto:paultup_@_lucent.com <mailto:paultup@lucent.com> ] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 3:21 PM 
> To: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net 
> Subject: (erielack) The mystery of the handrails. 
> 
> 
> My desktop wallpaper is a series of about 400 EL diesel 
> photos that cycle every 15 minutes or so. Always pervasive, I 
> manage to notice little details about the images.... 
> 
> Today I noticed that the various EMD switchers (SW7, SW8, 
> SW9, SW1200, NW2 - not SW1, though), which were equipped with 
> full handrails on the sides, all seemed to have large gaps 
> between the lead stanchion at the front and the second 
> stanchion back. Some gaps are large, some aren't as big, but 
> it appears that most (all?) have larger spacing between 
> stanchions 1 & 2 compared with the consistent spacing of the 
> rest. Is there any reason for this? 
> 
> Also, it seems that some have handrails that attach directly 
> to the cab, while others have handrails that end in a 
> stanchion directly next to the cab. Again, any theories as to why? 
> 
> At least one engine (SW1200 #452) has a pair of stanchions 
> right next to each other at the front - huh?!? (to strengthen 
> the railing due to the large gap between the two stanchions?) 
> 
>       - Paul 
> 
> 
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