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STUDENT

December 19, 2010 09:40PM

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A tank car is the most rigid fright car due to the torsional rigidity of the tank car tank. The under frame gets its rigidity from the tank by means of the anchors and tank bands.

All other factors being equal, the car with longer the truck centers will react to more track geometry variances, especially irregular cross level.

On encountering an irregular cross level the high side can load the side bearing that can keep the the truck from pivoting allowing it to pick problem joints and turnouts or climb the high rail.

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CONX vs UTLX	Jerry Day	December 18, 2010 09:55AM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	drgwk37	December 18, 2010 10:52AM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	Jerry Day	December 18, 2010 02:57PM
Just what I needed	Hoss	December 18, 2010 06:20PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	wisconsinmike	December 19, 2010 12:11PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	drgwk37	December 19, 2010 05:32PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	D&RGW 223	December 20, 2010 07:53PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	Samart	December 18, 2010 03:50PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	Jerry Day	December 18, 2010 03:54PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	STUDENT	December 19, 2010 09:39AM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	BrianJ	December 19, 2010 11:42AM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	CharlieMcCandless	December 19, 2010 05:03PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	Bruce R. Pier	December 19, 2010 09:03PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	STUDENT	December 20, 2010 08:05AM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	davegrandt	December 20, 2010 09:21AM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	Russo Loco	December 20, 2010 02:03PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	Jerry Day	December 20, 2010 08:08PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	davegrandt	December 20, 2010 09:07PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	Keith	December 20, 2010 06:37PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	STUDENT	December 19, 2010 09:40PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	John Cole	December 19, 2010 10:02PM
Re: CONX vs UTLX	jim pallow	December 20, 2010 04:21AM

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