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Re: Wheels, bearings, springs, levers, pistons, and motors.
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 10-16-2017 - 16:22

102500 Wrote:
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> This mechanism reduces the weight of this axle of
> the truck on the rail underneath it. This
> increases the weight of the other pair of axles to
> increase the adhesion of those axles. Those axles
> have traction motors while the axle connect to
> this air activated mechanism does not. The
> mechanism does not lift the wheels off the rail.
>
> At this time only BNSF and FEC are using this
> apparatus.

What mechanism are you referring to?

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Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Wheels, bearings, springs, levers, pistons, and motors. Pdxrailtransit 10-16-2017 - 11:49
  Re: Wheels, bearings, springs, levers, pistons, and motors. 102500 10-16-2017 - 15:42
  Re: Wheels, bearings, springs, levers, pistons, and motors. Pdxrailtransit 10-16-2017 - 16:22
  Re: Wheels, bearings, springs, levers, pistons, and motors. 102500 10-16-2017 - 17:18
  Re: Wheels, bearings, springs, levers, pistons, and motors. Pdxrailtransit 10-16-2017 - 17:51
  Re: Wheels, bearings, springs, levers, pistons, and motors. 102500 10-16-2017 - 18:48
  Re: Wheels, bearings, springs, levers, pistons, and motors. Pdxrailtransit 10-16-2017 - 20:44
  Re: Wheels, bearings, springs, levers, pistons, and motors. WebDigger 10-17-2017 - 10:46


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