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    Boxcar roofwalks

    Roofwalks You can shorten the ladders if you wish, or you can leave them. Cars with full height ladders had a warning on the side which stated "Keep Off Roof No Roofwalk". To remove the walks saw them off with a razor saw, leaving the pins in the holes. Fill them with putty and useing needle...
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    Boxcar roofwalks

    Roofwalks In 1966 the Association of American Railroads decided there was no longer any reason for most employees to be on the roof of most rail cars. Therefore roofwalks were eliminated from all newly built cars, in interchange service, and the walks had to be removed from existing cars when...
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