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Keith

January 31, 2009 03:55AM

Registered: 18 years ago
Posts: 337

Smart folks:

Paper wheels--what are they and why (though I suspect I know) did they go out of fashion? Looks like the flanges are bolted on to the web.

Also as part of the slow modernization of the D&RGW passenger fleet, many of the cars received smaller diameter wheels. Why was this? Better ride. More revolutions per mile? Lowering the center of gravity of the cars? Just a whim?

Keith

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Paper wheels	Keith	January 31, 2009 03:55AM
Re: Paper wheels	tractor	January 31, 2009 03:47PM
Re: Paper wheels	Jimmy Blouch	January 31, 2009 05:10PM
Re: Paper wheels	Keith	January 31, 2009 05:24PM
Re: Paper wheels	ROW Explorer	January 31, 2009 09:56PM
Re: Paper wheels on the Rico	Dave Schaaf	February 01, 2009 07:54AM
Re: Paper wheels on the Rico	bill ramaley	February 01, 2009 08:41AM
Re: Paper wheels	Jeff Taylor	February 01, 2009 04:08PM
Re: Paper wheels	bill ramaley	February 01, 2009 08:47AM
Re: Paper wheels	Tim Schreiner	February 01, 2009 09:50AM
Re: Paper wheels	D&RGW Chase	February 01, 2009 10:06AM
Re: Paper wheels	ROW Explorer	February 01, 2009 10:41AM
Re: Paper wheels	Ed Stabler	February 01, 2009 01:07PM
Re: Paper wheels	ROW Explorer	February 01, 2009 04:32PM
Re: Paper wheels	mesaman3000	February 01, 2009 09:08PM
Re: Paper wheels	Ed Stabler	February 02, 2009 05:29AM
Re: Paper wheels	Keith	February 02, 2009 07:56PM
Re: Paper wheels, etc.	Skip	February 02, 2009 01:37PM
Re: Paper wheels	Philip H. Walters	February 01, 2009 10:35PM
Re: Paper wheels	Jimmy Blouch	February 01, 2009 12:44PM
Lowering Car Bodies	Keith	February 02, 2009 08:02PM
Re: Paper wheels	Jeff Taylor	February 03, 2009 10:15PM
Re: Paper wheels	Fritz Klinke	February 28, 2009 02:59PM
Re: Paper wheels	John E. Bull	March 01, 2009 09:27PM

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