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Re: UP E units

Author: I know and you don't

Date: 08-25-2019 - 19:43

Having trouble handling truth, there Hutch?

If a truck side frame hit a crossing, would it not shear off the pedestal steps and bolts?

And how about the bottoms of the gear cases and traction motors?

Idiot.

HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
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> Hot Water Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Rasputin Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > I believe the UP E's need new wheels due to
> > thin
> > > flanges.
> >
> > False news from the management at Cheyenne. If
> > anything, they have worn treads, which would
> > eventually lead to high flanges and thin wheel
> > rims.
> >
> > They have an odd size wheel which is not
> > > made anymore.
> >
> > Not quit true, if you know where to look.
> >
> > I seem to recall someone in a Museum
> > > was trying to put together an big enough
> order
> > for
> > > that sized wheel so a batch could be made.
> >
> > That was Ed Ellis, in order to re-wheel any
> number
> > of his E Units. The UP elected NOT to purchase
> any
> > of those 36" diameter wheels.
> >
> > I have
> > > not heard of any progress.
> > > Rasputin
> >
> > Maybe you haven't been listening in all the
> right
> > places.
>
> So tell us...... herr furor.
>
>
> Still think we pitch in and should send you to
> Russia for a vacation to go run steam engines.

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I know and you don't Wrote:
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> Having trouble handling truth, there Hutch?
> 
> If a truck side frame hit a crossing, would it not
> shear off the pedestal steps and bolts?
> 
> And how about the bottoms of the gear cases and
> traction motors?
> 
> Idiot.
> 
> 
> 
> HUTCH 7.62 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Hot Water Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > -----
> > > Rasputin Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> 
> > 
> > > -----
> > > > I believe the UP E's need new wheels due to
> > > thin
> > > > flanges. 
> > > 
> > > False news from the management at Cheyenne.
> If
> > > anything, they have worn treads, which would
> > > eventually lead to high flanges and thin
> wheel
> > > rims.
> > > 
> > > They have an odd size wheel which is not
> > > > made anymore.
> > > 
> > > Not quit true, if you know where to look.
> > > 
> > >  I seem to recall someone in a Museum
> > > > was trying to put together an big enough
> > order
> > > for
> > > > that sized wheel so a batch could be made.
> > > 
> > > That was Ed Ellis, in order to re-wheel any
> > number
> > > of his E Units. The UP elected NOT to
> purchase
> > any
> > > of those 36" diameter wheels. 
> > > 
> > >  I have
> > > > not heard of any progress.
> > > > Rasputin
> > > 
> > > Maybe you haven't been listening in all the
> > right
> > > places.
> > 
> > So tell us...... herr furor.
> > 
> > 
> > Still think we pitch in and should send you to
> > Russia for a vacation to go run steam engines.

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