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Red Line, Green Line, and a Critter.

B&OBill

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Nice fodos, Bob.

What legit need would Metro have for those old solid-bearing and ribbed wheel trucks?  I believe ribbed wheels have been outlawed for at least 75 years or so, and solid bearings can't be interchanged to other railroads any more either.

milwrdfan Wrote:
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> What legit need would Metro have for those old
> solid-bearing and ribbed wheel trucks? 
M/W equipment?

Often times these trucks are used for 'dolly trucks' under cars while moving around inside the shops.
And with the current rash of equipment-damaging mishaps on METRO you want to have lots of dollies, in case you need them.

These are spares, they are never used outside the shops ----- well, OK, they might be moved to a wreck site if needed ( to limp the carbodies back to the shop...)

Wes C.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/27/15 07:59 by wcamp1472.