Gentlemen.... I figured out a way to "lift" the cow catcher on my Hudson. I removed the cow catcher and placed a temporary shimmy (cardboard) between the frame and cow catcher. I plan to look for a piece of styrene plastic that is black, or I can paint black for a permanent fix. I simply loosened the cow catcher screw, placed a shim, which in turn lifts up the cow catcher high enough to run and not hit the third rail. I was able to lift it up about an 1/8" to 1/4". I even found a way to grind the cow catcher a bit down at an angle (with a Dremel) that will force the cow catcher to rise up should the frame or boiler warp further in the future. Of coarse I will wait until I grind the original cow catcher as the shim is working fine. Or I can even get a repo cow catcher and grind that one down in the future, should I need to. I took some pics and a short video, I have not put back the front coupler as I will need to remove the cow catcher once I get a piece of plastic for a permanent fix. I guess she is a keeper now. Thank you all for great info.
