I’m adding an upper level to a layout which will (at times) be running a 2332 on the lower level. Can anyone tell me the height of the 2332 from top of the rail to the top of a) a lowered and b) an extended pantograph? I’d measure mine but it’s not here. 
Thanks.
I get:
Lowered: 4 inches
Raised: 5 1/2 inches
In the raised posirtion I tilted the “wiper” so as to reach an overall maximum possible height.
I hope others will reply as I wouldn’t risk my loco on these measurements, even though I tried my best… To put it another way, I’d would certainly allow a full 6 inches clearance above the rails.
Not to worry. I’ll put a little Crisco on the bottom of the bridge. [:P]
Thanks for the help.
It doesn’t look right for a running locomotive to have both pantographs down. But a raised pantograph is also unrealistically high and may snag on something on your layout, like a 313 bascule bridge. You might want to snub your pantograph at a realistic-looking intermediate height as I did, with a little piece of wire.
By the way, under ordinary circumstances, the PRR’s practice was to run with the rear pantograph up. That way, if that pantograph crashed, the front one was sure to be out of the way, undamaged, and available as a spare.
Good points; I appreciate the insight.
BTW, I also liked your archived tip about wiring the lights to the brushes. I’d forgotten all about that one.[tup]