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AB brakes on PFE rebuilds like R-16
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ed_mines
Is this shown anywhere?
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Tony Thompson
Ed Mines wrote:
First, nomenclasture. There was no "R-16," so I suppose you mean R-30/40-16, the slash signifying that cars might have 30-ton or 40-ton underframes, but the same superstructure, Second, you may mean, what hardware. R-30-40-16 happens to be the changeover from K to AB brakes among PFE rebuilt classes (as shown in the PFE book). Brake gear is described in the PFE book for essentially all classes, and is also available in the diagram book(s). Third, you may mean, how was it located. PFE was pretty standard in this regard, and there are numerous car drawings in the PFE book, all consistent. However, since general arrangements were generally not prepared for rebuilds, a class like R-30-/40-16 does not have a drawing. A blueprint does exist for R-30/40-24, and a drawing made from it is in the PFE book. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history |
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ed_mines
I'll take door number 3.
The locations are pretty apparent from the photos and drawings like the R-40-24. What I'd like to know is does the piping go beneath the underframes or through it? Was it the same for Bettendorf & built up underframes?
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Tony Thompson
Underneath on Bettendorfs, not through. Through, not under, on built-up underframes, including express reefers and the 52-foot cars with deeper center sills. Shaken, not stirred. Defense, not offense. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history |
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