Rail roads and their tracks.

[ArlyA]

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This truck has very dated bearings.

 

[BravoXray]

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That's an example of the old journal box type trucks. All the current trucks use tapered roller bearing assemblies that are permanently lubricated and sealed.

 

[BravoXray]

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If you zoom in on the image, you can see that there is a disc brake rotor on each wheelset. that is why they are being hauled lengthwise instead of crosswise. They are probably for commuter passenger cars, as they use disc brakes instead friction shoe types..

 

[buckeyefarmer]

They were going west, probably from the port of Baltimore.

 

[kenmbz]

NJ Transit double decker commuters have in board Disks like those.

NJT is so bad at repair on the older outside bake single deckers that I've seen brake shoes fly past the windows more than once.

 

[MossRoad]

If you zoom in on the image, you can see that there is a disc brake rotor on each wheelset. that is why they are being hauled lengthwise instead of crosswise. They are probably for commuter passenger cars, as they use disc brakes instead friction shoe types..

Ah, so they's whack into each other and/or not be able to be set on the trailer staggered like I normally see them?

 

[ArlyA]

date is May 11, 2013. Ten years ago today (May 11, 2023)

Duluth and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum are hosts to one of the greatest spectacles in recent rail preservation.

Two live steam locomotives, Milwaukee Road 261 & Soo Line 2719 are seen here during the many festivities that made up what was then Amtrak-sponsored "National Train Day".

MILW 261 had recently arrived from Minneapolis on its first excursion following a 5-year hiatus. SOO 2719, its days of service numbered, was being prepped for a special dinner train made up of LSRM & RHMMA passenger equipment.

As of May 11, 2023, the 261 still steams a few times a year around the Twin Cities. 2719, meanwhile, made her last run on September 14, 2013, and remains on display at the museum in Duluth.

This is the one and only time I've been privileged to photograph two live steam locomotives side by side.
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[BravoXray]

Ah, so they's whack into each other and/or not be able to be set on the trailer staggered like I normally see them?

Correct.

 

[MossRoad]

I learn something new almost every day.

 

[ArlyA]

CN’s 16:00 Proctor Switch dumps Minntac pellets on dock 6 while the John G. Munson loads on 5/11/23. This is in Duluth MN.