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Re: Paper wheels

March 01, 2009 09:27PM
One of the plants that built Paper car wheels was at Hudson, NY. At one time around 1900 nearly all the Pullman fleet used those style wheels for noise reduction. The "paper" was like lamated masonite layers that pressed against inner steel plates that extended off the axle and off the wheel tread which did not touch. Next were two sheets of 'paper' and then two metal plates that pressed this all together. These were bolted or rivited together so there was no metal contact from the tread to the axle.
About 1998, I believe the Durango Roundhouse museum had one on display but it was labeled as a failure. They were hardly a failure if Pullman had most if its fleet using them. They were replace when the steel cars became too heavy for their high speed service and bolts would loosen. The ICC pressed for their removal account of the inspection requirement in checking all the bolts.
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