STEP 9: The Ends for the 75000 -– 75499 Series
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42a
42a: The poling pockets on the Intermountain ends
are set in slightly as compared to the photo of
#415031 that is in M.O.W service. To correct this
after I had made the castings, I cut off the tabs at
the bottom of end. These pieces were then trimmed
down to a width of 12”, leaving the poling pockets.
The poling pockets were moved to the outside edge
of the ends. I found that cutting the smooth cast
material is easy to do if you use the backside of a
#11 X-Acto blade. It actually cuts much easier than
attempting to use the normal side of the blade.
Finally, the castings have a tapered roof that's not
needed for these cars. I just sanded the peak off with
my True Sander.
