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PRR

November 04, 2001 08:04PM

Can someone explain how the barrel transfer affected the friction journals? Did the oil pour out or did the cotton waste and box covers keep the oil in the boxes. Could the wedges and brass get out of position and require each car to be worked over and re-oiled after each flip? PRR

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Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	William	November 04, 2001 04:26PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Charlie Mutschler	November 04, 2001 04:45PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Herb Kelsey	November 04, 2001 05:03PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Jim Adams	November 04, 2001 05:49PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	J. B. Bowers	November 04, 2001 07:18PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Herb	November 04, 2001 10:09PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Charlie Mutschler	November 04, 2001 07:46PM
Re: Barrel transfer	PRR	November 04, 2001 08:04PM
Re: Barrel transfer	Charlie Mutschler	November 04, 2001 08:36PM
"Rio Grande of the Rockies"	William	November 04, 2001 09:10PM
Re: "Rio Grande of the Rockies"	RickSteele	November 06, 2001 08:52AM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Herb	November 04, 2001 10:11PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Herb	November 04, 2001 10:38PM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Charlie Mutschler	November 05, 2001 07:29AM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Dave Grandt	November 05, 2001 07:59AM
Thanks!	Charlie Mutschler	November 05, 2001 08:21AM
Re: Just got off a coal train from Crested Butte	Herb Kelsey	November 06, 2001 12:54AM

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