It’s good that you have an open mind about this, Pieter. According to a shop foreman and an engineer that I asked, the Monon called them “roof walks”. Of course, the Pennsy was the “Standard Railway of the World”, while the modest Monon was just a short line, relatively speaking.
Roger Nulton From: Pieter Roos Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 4:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Model Memories Running Boards It appears that the railroad engineering departments called them "running boards" on freight cars. As an example, see the PRR diagram of an an X43 boxcar here: http://prr.railfan.net/freight/PRRdiagrams.html?diag=x43.gif&fr=cl This terminology is preferred by folks on the Steam Era Freight car list as more accurate. Model railroaders call them "roof walks". I can't say what brakemen called them. The same materials were used on the "running boards" of tank cars, which clearly can't have a roof-walk. On this list, you can call them whatever you like. Most probably MM a model of an Apex design, with rectangular slots. Des Plaines/SSA offers the same part, and also a Morton version which had round holes. BTS offers several laser cut wood running boards, useful for cars built prior to about 1944. Pieter E. Roos --- On Sat, 11/27/10, John <mailto:armstong5717%40roadrunner.com> wrote: > Running boards were usualy referred > to on steam locomotives. Roof waks on freight cars. At > least in my generation. > What do you want to put them on.? > John > Armstrong > ----- Original Message ----- > Has anyone used the Model Memories running boards? > What did you think? Do they represent a specific type of > metal running board or just a generic? > > Thanks, > > Chris Borgmeyer > Westfield Center, OH [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
