03-03-2019, 01:38 PM
Afternoon gents.. At the request of Dr. Wayne I have done some research on F unit grab irons for a friend of his that needed some info for a modeling project. I measured the diameter of the grabs and found that they are all 1 1/8 inch except,,, for the long ones going into the cab, and the ones that are located at the rear ladders that lead into the engine room ( I'll get to that latter). I took a few pics to clarify this, but I will focus on the standard EMD grabs as each railroad added and removed as they felt necessary. I tried to get the pics to show the locations and size of the grabs. If you have any questions just ask and I'll do my best to answer them.
First the nose..... Here 664 does the honors, these are the stock locations for EMD's. One on either side of the nose door, and one on the anti climber on either side of the unit.
Now for the front ladders. These have a diameter 1 1/8 inch at the ends where they attach to the unit and a larger section measuring 1 1/2 inch for the long vertical section. I have shown the welded joint where they meet here.
First the nose..... Here 664 does the honors, these are the stock locations for EMD's. One on either side of the nose door, and one on the anti climber on either side of the unit.
Now for the front ladders. These have a diameter 1 1/8 inch at the ends where they attach to the unit and a larger section measuring 1 1/2 inch for the long vertical section. I have shown the welded joint where they meet here.
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