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Re: Texas railroads (Was: 40-yr. limit)

thompson@... wrote: The Texas law, however, did not stop railroads including their Texas corporations into their "consolidated" financial statements reported to the public (& ICC). In

By tim gilbert <tgilbert@...> · #17713 ·

Re: Freight Car Brake Wheels - 1955

On the subject of brake wheels, Ned Carey asked about mixing an Ajax with a Miner brake mechanism, or some such other mix among manufacturer's: Back in 1979, I did a two-month stint as a brakeman

By Don Strack <donstrack@...> · #17712 ·

Re: "slack" etc

Steve Delibert asked: Maybe. The term "friction" here is unhelpful because there is friction in both kinds of bearings, in fact similar friction at most track speeds, though very different friction

By thompson@... · #17711 ·

Re: Texas railroads (Was: 40-yr. limit)

<thompson@...> wrote: Thanks for the clarification. -- Brian Paul Ehni HMFIC Bryan, Palestine & Eastern Railroad "Serving All East Texas"

By Brian Paul Ehni <behni@...> · #17709 ·

Re: "slack" etc

So if the term "Friction Bearings" is "incorrect", where did it come from? Timken marketing, maybe? Steve Delibert

By Steven Delibert <stevdel@...> · #17708 ·

Texas railroads (Was: 40-yr. limit)

Brian Paul Ehni said: Brian is right, though as Don Hofsommer pointed out, the important requirement was not headquarters location (which was not required in the letter of the law), nor even the

By thompson@... · #17707 ·

Re: "slack" etc

Alan Welch said: ??? Not sure what kind of coffee Alan is drinking this morning. I've always been in favor of calling them plain and roller bearings, since the term "journal bearings" does not

By thompson@... · #17706 ·

CNJ/CRP

Jersey Central had what seems a perfectly logical point in claiming that the state of New Jersey shouldn't be able to tax them on operations in Pennsylvania, but unfortunately the courts decided

By JGG KahnSr · #17717 ·

Re: bearings (was Re: "slack" etc)

Al Welch wrote I love this topic, so much so that long ago I created a Eudora folder called "bearings". I just checked, it now has 46 email messages in it. Most of them are concerned with bearing

By Tim O'Connor <timoconnor@...> · #17710 ·

Re: Freight Car Brake Wheels - 1955

This was said somewhat "tongue in cheek" but the housings certainly were different. It would be a matter of personal choice as to how far to go with this aspect. Certainly from a manufacturer's point

By Alan C. Welch <acwelch@...> · #17719 ·

Personal Attacks

I believe that one of the best features of the STMFC is the freedom to express a view about our chartered subject free from personal attack. Let one's argument carry the day. It is neither necessary

By Mike Brock <brockm@...> · #17705 ·

Re: Freight Car Brake Wheels - 1955

When replacing a brake wheel for a repair was this considered a no no? How much did the mechanisms vary in appearance? I can distinctly visualize an Ajax mechanism. Other brands I don't really know

By Ned Carey <westernmd@...> · #17704 ·

Re: "slack" etc

Hi Larry: If you could see my face, you would see this incredibly large grin. The argument that you are making is the same exactly the same one as I had with Tony (and others) a couple of years ago.

By Alan C. Welch <acwelch@...> · #17703 ·

Re: Slope Sheet Braces

From recent experience of having a large load of snow fall off my roof and put a large dent in the hood of my car, I would say that they dynamic loading of having the coal fall from a height of say a

By Alan C. Welch <acwelch@...> · #17702 ·

Re: Freight Car Brake Wheels - 1955

Don't forget that the brake wheel is just 1/2 of the equation. The power brake mechanism to which the wheel is attached is as unique as the wheel. To put an Ajax wheel on an Universal brake mechanism

By Alan C. Welch <acwelch@...> · #17701 ·

Re: 40-yr. limit

Brian, Ahhh. Thanks. I suppose this is one reason the SP maintained its T&NO subsidiary for so long. Kind regards, Garth G. Groff Brian Paul Ehni wrote:

By Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...> · #17700 ·

Re: 40-yr. limit

The Texas laws, as I recall, had nothing to do with taxation per se. Texas law, at one time, required any railroad operating in the state of Texas to be headquartered there, hence you had the

By Brian Paul Ehni <behni@...> · #17699 ·

Re: 40-yr. limit

John and Brian, I'm no expert on the question of taxing rolling stock by states, but two glaring examples stand out. There was a dispute between the state of New Jersey and the New Jersey Central

By Garth G. Groff <ggg9y@...> · #17698 ·

Re: "slack" etc

Larry Lee said: As opposed to railroad industry usage? It's often the case that we can choose among terms from several fields. Since we are discussing railroad cars, I prefer to use an authority

By thompson@... · #17697 ·

Re: "slack" etc

topic roller Cyc. Tony, I am fully aware of the use (and misuse) of the terms "journal" and "journal bearing" in the railroad industry (and I know what my four Cycs say as well). I used the terms

By Larry Lee <jlawrencelee@...> · #17696 ·

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