grab iron

English

Noun

grab iron (plural grab irons)

  1. (rail transport, US) A metal bar attached to the side of locomotives and railroad cars for use as a handhold.
    • 1985, Rodger Bradley, Amtrak: The US National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Blandford Press, pages 71-72:
      These alterations included a bevelled nose, modifications to the footsteps, grab irons, and lower cowls around the fans in the roof, to overcome height restrictions on some Southern Pacific lines in the east.

References
  • “grab iron” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
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