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James

April 15, 2019 06:28AM

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John K Wrote:
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> Jeff, understood.
>
> Yes, 346 was a runaway, I remember that now. I do
> remember that C&S put some "half flanges" on too
> in place of the blind drivers during the wreck
> rebuild, correct? Was that to enhance
> performance?
>

Probably for adhesion. Blind driving wheels potentially have less metal in contact with the rail, and they have a reputation for making a locomotive a little more slippery than it'd otherwise be.

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