John Wrote:
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> Just to be clear. I was referring to the outside
> walkway between the cab and the B end with no
> outside railing. Not the footboards that were
> outlawed years ago.
I notice the letters "Keep Off" are present in a 1956 FM as-delivered photo. The prohibition against riding footboards must go way back to the steam era then.
Photo on SCRM website:
https://socalrailway.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FM-Manual-Three-Quarter-View.jpg