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Re: Wheels, bearings, springs, levers, pistons, and motors.
Author: 102500
Date: 10-16-2017 - 17:18

Why the components featured in your photo, of course. Two cylinders which look like brake cylinders but have no physical or pneunamic connections to any air brake systems. These cylinders have a piston which extends or retracts in unison. The pistons push rods connected to a vertical rod over the middle axle. This flat rod has a pivot in the middle which extends inside the truck side frame and connects to a two link chain which provides a lifting action to the top of tha axle bearing journal box when the pistons are extended. This action is controlled entirely by a traction computer and the engineer has no over ride. At no time is the wheel lifted off the rail.

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  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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