From: Alan Lambert Fort Worth, Texas Charles, Back in the shops they had a giant metal turning lathe that they used to turn the wheels from the castings that were rough. Today they still use the lathe to true up all wheels that you see now. Yes the lathe is huge and can handle those drivers. Hope this helped. Alan From: Charles Weston <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:25 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: UP's open house!
Rich, Could you elaborate please? Charles W. --- On Tue, 5/1/12, richgajnak <[email protected]> wrote: >From: richgajnak <[email protected]> >Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: UP's open house! >To: [email protected] >Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 4:48 PM > > > >They're not trying to fix the flat spots as such. They're relieving the the >edges of the flat spots so the locomotive can be moved at restricted speed. > >Only a wheel lathe will "fix the flats." > >Rich G(ajnak) > >--- In [email protected], Charles Weston <rotary-oy@...> wrote: >> >> Here's video of the crew trying to fix the flat spots in the field: >> >> http://railways.national-preservation.com/locomotive-engineering-m-i-c/35739-how-not-rectify-tyre-flats.html >> >> Charles Weston > >
