In the 1980s, after most of the R9's were retired, they still had thousands of R9 lubricator pads around. What has become of those pads today?
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R9 Lubricator Pads
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Railhead wrote:What are lubricator pads?My guess would be wool waste pads for the journals and motor-axle bearings. They are used to wick oil from a reservoir to the bearing surface. They were made obsolete by roller bearings.
Gerry. STM/BSRA
The next stop is Washington. Change for Forest Hills Trains on the Winter St. Platform, and Everett Trains on the Summer St. Platform. This is an Ashmont train, change for Braintree at Columbia.
The next stop is Washington. Change for Forest Hills Trains on the Winter St. Platform, and Everett Trains on the Summer St. Platform. This is an Ashmont train, change for Braintree at Columbia.
