Dear Bob, Now you know why they were banned from interchange, maybe the BWRA should do the same... Don
On Oct 24, 2012, at 12:19 PM, Bob Werre wrote: > In the past many and recent years, I've come across two things that have > bugged me. > > First, I think I only have two cars with the Ace archbar trucks--one a retro > fitted SHS reefer and the other a second hand Mainline boxcar with truss > rods. If I have a derailment it will be one of those cars. All the trucks > have the delrin bearings, delrin washers, NWSL wheels plus the truck seems to > equalize properly--I don't know what more I can do to keep them on the track. > > Second, (and this seems to happen during open-house running) a particular car > will derail at a spot 'most' of the time. Generally, I can pick up the car, > reverse it end for end and it will run fine thereafter--why? > > Bob Werre
