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Precisely, friction bearings rely on a half bronze babbit that sits in the journal box, with the wheelshaft riding direcly on it, in the old days if the journal box ran out of oil the friction would heat the box up soo fast that it would ignite the wadding material and residual oil. I couldnt...

Thanks for the site, been on there before loking for a caboose, I'm also a railfan, definately a new MV fan :smile:

Wow that's a real shame, it would have to be trucked out, as it lookd to still have friction journal bearings,and cannot be iterchanged onto any railroad. You need updated roller bearings to be able to move rail equipment now. I'm crying:sad: