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Bill Pratt

December 10, 2002 05:00PM

PRSL We have mounted all of them in the high position.
Another little known practice unique to the Uintah, as far as I know. The freight car couplers are mounted between two short blocks that are bolted to the bottom of the center frame beams, instead of being mounted between the beams like standard practice. This puts the coupler about six inches lower then standard. Any idea why they did this? Seems to me to be much weaker then mounting between the beams, but it does allow for a solid end sill that is not cut out for the coupler.
Bill

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"New" Uintah Photo	Rodger Polley	December 09, 2002 11:31PM
Re: "New" Uintah Photo	Taylor Rush	December 10, 2002 01:07AM
Re: "New" Uintah Photo	Fred Beverage	December 10, 2002 07:48AM
Re: "New" Uintah Photo	Rodger Polley	December 10, 2002 10:31AM
Re: "New" Uintah Photo	Curtis F.	December 10, 2002 11:09AM
Re: "New" Uintah Photo	Rodger Polley	December 10, 2002 11:16AM
Re: "New" Uintah Photo	Herb Kelsey	December 10, 2002 11:55AM
Re: "New" Uintah Photo	Curtis F.	December 10, 2002 02:58PM
Re: "New" Uintah Photo	PRSL	December 10, 2002 03:24PM
Re: "New" Uintah Photo	Ted Miles	December 10, 2002 04:35PM
Re: "New" Uintah Photo	Bill Pratt	December 10, 2002 05:00PM
Re: Uintah Air Hoses	PRSL	December 10, 2002 07:17PM
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