[CBQ] Wood Switch engine footboards

[qutlx1@aol.com]

Been looking at a lot of switch engine photos of late while working on something. Does anyone have anything on why Q switch engine footboards were made of wood rather than some form of slip resistant steel even well into the 50s ?

 

The obvious answer is wood was cheaper to replace than steel and footboards got bent up a lot. The flip side of that is that (take it from someone whos spent time on the foot boards) there's nothing slippery than a peice of wet wood. Remember we're talking about a time period when it was not only permissable but expected that one would use the footboards to expedite the work.

 

Leo Phillipp

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