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Jeff Taylor

December 13, 2012 10:45PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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Well I imagine the trucks are up to the task, when you consider that the 3000 boxcars were rated for 50000lbs on similar trucks.

There could be a number of reasons why one could have had a hot box.
Coincidence could explain hot boxes on both cars.

1. Not enough oil in the journal because no body checked them.

2. Dirty oil, or old oil.

3. Not enough packing, or improper packing job.

4. If the cars had even a small derailment (Like one axle) it could shift the bearing on its side during all the bouncing around. And then again not checked after a rerail.

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Following the tanks (gas) CONX # 25 & # 38	rod	December 11, 2012 11:48PM
Re: Following the tanks (gas) CONX # 25 & # 38	Jeff Taylor	December 12, 2012 03:58AM
Re: Following the tanks (gas) CONX # 25 & # 38	rod	December 12, 2012 10:39PM
Re: Following the tanks (gas) CONX # 25 & # 38	Jeff Taylor	December 13, 2012 10:45PM
Re: Following the tanks (gas) CONX # 25 & # 38	davegrandt	December 14, 2012 09:32AM
Re: Following the tanks (gas) CONX # 25 & # 38	Jon Walden	December 14, 2012 10:34AM
Re: Following the tanks (gas) CONX # 25 & # 38	Jeff Taylor	December 14, 2012 04:28PM
Re: Following the tanks (gas) CONX # 25 & # 38	rod	December 14, 2012 11:21PM

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