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Just a wild guess: a very fancy handrail.
It's a spiral loop for Hotwheels cars. :-)
Very likely.
They aren't attached to anything except the front of the cab and the top of the running board, so I can't think of any other purpose they could serve.
~Pete
I found and downloaded the original photo and expanded the photo on my PC. It seems to be a decoration of some sort. WAG.
Nice detective work, Rich. I assumed that since it seemed to be a strange shape for a decoration that it must have a real purpose, but now I am not sure. Steam gauges often have a spiral in their tubing to keep condensate out of the gauge. But why then would there be a spiral on both sides of the boiler?
I am guessing decorations for both sides. Keep it the same.
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