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Calling Tim O
Hey Tim, can you give me a shout offline when you get a chance? Golden1014@.... Thanks man.
John Golden
Albersbach, Germany
Hey Tim, can you give me a shout offline when you get a chance? Golden1014@.... Thanks man.
John Golden
Albersbach, Germany
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golden1014
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#148580
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Re: WP 1947 Paint Scheme
Pete, TruColor TCP-204 Western Pacific freight car red is a near match for the factory Roundhouse car color which is indeed a neat rendition if you browse through the Jim Eager WP book and study the
Pete, TruColor TCP-204 Western Pacific freight car red is a near match for the factory Roundhouse car color which is indeed a neat rendition if you browse through the Jim Eager WP book and study the
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Fred Jansz
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#148579
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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
You cannot replace the dust guard on the back of a solid bearing journal box without removing the axle from the box. Early dust guards were made out of wood with the later ones being plastic with a
You cannot replace the dust guard on the back of a solid bearing journal box without removing the axle from the box. Early dust guards were made out of wood with the later ones being plastic with a
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Richard Wilkens <railsnw@...>
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#148578
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Re: Modeling A Hot Box
How would an agent know if there was a hot box 50-75 cars or more from the head end? It is up to the rear end crew to watch for agent.......With 42 years as a conductor there were alot of
How would an agent know if there was a hot box 50-75 cars or more from the head end? It is up to the rear end crew to watch for agent.......With 42 years as a conductor there were alot of
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mrprksr <mrprksr@...>
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#148577
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Re: Modeling A Hot Box
Oh boy, now we can get into varieties of "hotboxes". While the word "hotbox" has entered the general language and is somewhat understood by most lay people as a burning bearing, the glowing wheel in
Oh boy, now we can get into varieties of "hotboxes". While the word "hotbox" has entered the general language and is somewhat understood by most lay people as a burning bearing, the glowing wheel in
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destorzek@...
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#148576
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Re: Modeling A Hot Box
We do have a figure of a station agent modified such that he is holding his nose with one hand and pointing to the track with the other. I've got a picture of him "in action" on the Atlantic Great
We do have a figure of a station agent modified such that he is holding his nose with one hand and pointing to the track with the other. I've got a picture of him "in action" on the Atlantic Great
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Craig Wilson
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#148575
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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
Yes, I agree Dennis, the temperature of the oil has a big effect on the amount of drag a bearing has. I have watched V8 engines on a dyno pick up 20-30 hp from the oil temperature going from 150 degs
Yes, I agree Dennis, the temperature of the oil has a big effect on the amount of drag a bearing has. I have watched V8 engines on a dyno pick up 20-30 hp from the oil temperature going from 150 degs
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Todd Horton
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#148574
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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
Todd,
The roller bearings you are referring to are very different from the modern tapered roller bearings in freight cars. Each RR roller bearing is often carrying a load of over 30,000 pounds!
These
Todd,
The roller bearings you are referring to are very different from the modern tapered roller bearings in freight cars. Each RR roller bearing is often carrying a load of over 30,000 pounds!
These
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devansprr
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#148573
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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
---In STMFC@..., <toddchorton@...> wrote :
I'm not 100% convinced that a car with roller bearings takes less effort to start moving it but I can see a good argument for it. At speed? Well,
---In STMFC@..., <toddchorton@...> wrote :
I'm not 100% convinced that a car with roller bearings takes less effort to start moving it but I can see a good argument for it. At speed? Well,
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destorzek@...
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#148572
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Re: C&O "Lift to open"
That is way cool Gary, ask a question on ResinFreightCars and get an answer here! Vol 4 is the one volume I didn't have.
I was thinking it was the auto end doors with the "Open" stencil, and it is the
That is way cool Gary, ask a question on ResinFreightCars and get an answer here! Vol 4 is the one volume I didn't have.
I was thinking it was the auto end doors with the "Open" stencil, and it is the
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radiodial868
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#148571
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SEEKING HELP ON UP B-50-20 50' BOXCAR BRAKE RIGGING
I am seeking clarification on the brake rigging for the Union Pacific B-50-20 boxcar. This is being done from a Westerfield kit. The underframe has a single center beam (Bettendorf I believe). A
I am seeking clarification on the brake rigging for the Union Pacific B-50-20 boxcar. This is being done from a Westerfield kit. The underframe has a single center beam (Bettendorf I believe). A
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WILLIAM PARDIE
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#148570
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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
Dave, all those Kawasaki KZ 900/1000/1100's & Suzuki GS 1000/1100/1150's all used roller bearing cranks and rods. The Japanese started phasing them out in the late 80's. None of the new bikes today
Dave, all those Kawasaki KZ 900/1000/1100's & Suzuki GS 1000/1100/1150's all used roller bearing cranks and rods. The Japanese started phasing them out in the late 80's. None of the new bikes today
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Todd Horton
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#148569
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Freight Cars Journal #8 help
Dear group: I am looking for the Reading USRA mill gondola drawings that were in Freight Cars Journal issue #8
I would be glad to pay for a scan of them.
Please reply to <lrkdbn@...>
Thank
Dear group: I am looking for the Reading USRA mill gondola drawings that were in Freight Cars Journal issue #8
I would be glad to pay for a scan of them.
Please reply to <lrkdbn@...>
Thank
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lrkdbn
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#148568
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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
Bob, you may have seen the same in a Railway Age article from the 1940 time span. It strikes a familiar note with me also. I cannot be certain however that is only 10 years and twenty large books to
Bob, you may have seen the same in a Railway Age article from the 1940 time span. It strikes a familiar note with me also. I cannot be certain however that is only 10 years and twenty large books to
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np328
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#148567
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Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
The industry had long time experience with roller bearings applied to passenger cars, both heavy weight and light weight and steam locomotives. Great Northern, a paragon of thrift, started installing
The industry had long time experience with roller bearings applied to passenger cars, both heavy weight and light weight and steam locomotives. Great Northern, a paragon of thrift, started installing
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gary laakso
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#148566
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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
Todd,
"Solid bearings have less drag than roller bearings at speed."
Not true for freight cars. I can't comment on the HP difference for motorcycle engines, but the cost of a RB equipped motorcycle
Todd,
"Solid bearings have less drag than roller bearings at speed."
Not true for freight cars. I can't comment on the HP difference for motorcycle engines, but the cost of a RB equipped motorcycle
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devansprr
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#148564
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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
Very close. but there is a wedge above the brass/babbate bearing that needs to be removed before the bearing can be removed.
Howard (son of a...carman) Garner
Very close. but there is a wedge above the brass/babbate bearing that needs to be removed before the bearing can be removed.
Howard (son of a...carman) Garner
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earlyrail
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#148563
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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
Bob,
What is the date of that volume?
Specific to the "over-35" claim - the early roller bearings were also oil filled - an appeasement to the old concept that oil immersion in bearings was critically
Bob,
What is the date of that volume?
Specific to the "over-35" claim - the early roller bearings were also oil filled - an appeasement to the old concept that oil immersion in bearings was critically
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devansprr
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#148562
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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
Solid bearings have less drag than roller bearings at speed. The initial start up from a dead stop might favor roller bearings but the mechanical drag of metal against metal in a roller bearing
Solid bearings have less drag than roller bearings at speed. The initial start up from a dead stop might favor roller bearings but the mechanical drag of metal against metal in a roller bearing
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Todd Horton
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#148561
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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings
Bob,
This doesn't answer your question, but many railroads recognized the advantages of roller bearings on freight cars at least by the end of WWII. I have read that railroad
Bob,
This doesn't answer your question, but many railroads recognized the advantages of roller bearings on freight cars at least by the end of WWII. I have read that railroad
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Garth Groff <sarahsan@...>
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#148565
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