Re: The right trucks - and the right bearings, for the archives - wrap-up
richard haave
I believe the "No hump" was due to concerns about bearing
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damage if couplings were harsh. The car end away for joint tends to go straight up and then comes down hard on bearings. In today's railroading if a loaded car (roller bearing of course) is derailed the bearings on the derailed axles must be inspected and/or changed due to the pounding the bearings absorb when bouncing over ties, etc. Empty cars car go about half a car length derailed before inspection needed. Dick Haave *************************** In STMFC@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Evans" <devans1@...> wrote:
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