{"id":3768,"date":"2023-06-30T09:42:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T16:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2023-10-15T14:02:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T21:02:40","slug":"adding-steps-to-the-50-tonner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=3768","title":{"rendered":"Adding Steps to the 50-Tonner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve been looking at the 44-ton Diesel project and ultimately one detail of the body and frame has bothered me, the large porch on both ends with no steps (seen in the previous installment<\/a>). My idea was to just do the ladder type steps seen often on engines of this size. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But this is freelanced and also the frame is visually heavy. I’ve decided I’m going to think of this as maybe being a freelanced 50-tonner now, and one with steps. The crews will appreciate that! I cut the ends off carefully and used steps from an Athearn SD-40 on each end, as seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I let each end harden well before moving, keeping it very square. From the inside this is how it looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, this is the new look. Again, I think the crews will appreciate it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I have some details to work out still, but hopefully I’m on to making the handrails soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue in the center-cab series<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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