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Re: Steering Wheels On Freight Cars: History
Author: BNSF1995
Date: 09-26-2020 - 22:28

Those aren't steering wheels, they're handbrakes. Before the advent of the Westinghouse Air Brake, someone would have to walk on top of freight cars and manually pin the brakes down for downhill runs. These wheels are still on new freight cars so they can safely sit on a grade without a locomotive having to serve as a stopping block.

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  Steering Wheels On Freight Cars: History Ricardo B.C. Vin de Schell de Ville 09-26-2020 - 22:23
  Re: Steering Wheels On Freight Cars: History BNSF1995 09-26-2020 - 22:28
  Re: Steering Wheels On Freight Cars: History Umm 09-26-2020 - 23:27
  Re: Steering Wheels On Freight Cars: History Ricardo B.C. Vin de Schell de Ville 09-26-2020 - 22:31
  Not Phoenix, 1922 WebDigger 09-27-2020 - 00:17
  Re: Steering Wheels On Freight Cars: History shuishui 09-27-2020 - 01:52
  Re: Steering Wheels On Freight Cars: History Die Hard 09-27-2020 - 09:48


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