Caboose Wheel Set Mystery

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Didn't the yellow ball indicate that the car had been inspected and DID NOT 
have the bad wheelsets? Therefore it was safe for service and interchange.

Don Trettel




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>Subject: Re: Caboose Wheel Set Mystery

>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:34:32 GMT

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>Harry,

>Thanks for the info.  It is quite possible that the wheel set in question 

>was the type you mentioned.  Do you know of any way that it could be 

>identified as such?  It makes some sense that since the N&W was going to 

>donate the caboose to the city, knowing that it wouldn't be run on the 

>N&W's rails, that a bad wheel set was put on it.  Even if marking were in 

>evidence (the caboose has been painted many times while in the park as well 

>as being re-sheathed with plywood) there should be the yellow ball marking 

>on it since it had a bad wheel set.

>Again thanks for the info.

>Dave Moorehead

>

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