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Wheel defects
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by DutchRailnut
Sure shelling, happens a lot on wheels of cars with diskbrakes.
If Conductors are in charge, why are they promoted to be Engineer???
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by gp9rm4108
I would say a VERY high percentage of the freight car wheels running around North America look like that.
by scharnhorst
gp9rm4108 wrote:I would say a VERY high percentage of the freight car wheels running around North America look like that.I'll 2ed that looks like something off of a Hopper Car after a few trips from a Coal Mine to the power plant and back.
no matter the weather or the country I'll still be trackside!
by cigardave
yep, though i do not see any defect on that wheel that would make us take the wheel out! the shells need to be 1 inch in diameter, or 2 1/2 inches long..
SuperToad.
by scharnhorst
Only thing about Flat Spots in a wheel set is that it makes for job security for the track maintaince guys.
no matter the weather or the country I'll still be trackside!
by John_Perkowski
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