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Stewart Rhine

January 06, 2013 01:17PM

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Dave,

The hook was on the tender frame and held the safety chains going to the trucks. (For those who haven't seen them, one end of the chain is on the truck frame and the other goes to a hook that's bolted on the tender frame). Each truck had 4 chains. The chains were designed to keep the trucks somewhat straight if they derailed. Some of the larger rolling stock had truck safety chains as well.

Stewart

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Magma AZ NG archeology	ROW Explorer	January 05, 2013 04:44PM
Re: Magma AZ NG archeology	jim pallow	January 06, 2013 12:17PM
Re: Magma AZ NG archeology	Jim Grigsby	January 06, 2013 12:44PM
Re: Magma AZ NG archeology	Stewart Rhine	January 06, 2013 01:17PM
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