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Post by drsvelte on Jan 14, 2024 14:51:30 GMT -8
The photo below shows a truck on a Norfolk & Western Roanoke-built 100-ton 4750cf covered hopper. These hoppers were constructed by N&W in 1974 and were essentially clones of the ubiquitous Pullman-Standard 4750s. What caught my attention was the snubber-like device located in the outer middle position of the spring package. Most of the photos that I have of cars in this series have normal looking spring packages, but a few have this “snubber.” Is it a snubber and why would some cars have them and others not?  |
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Post by edwardsutorik on Jan 14, 2024 17:07:04 GMT -8
I don't see that it could be anything else than a snubber. Wild guess is that the "blob" that's sticking out is an oil reservoir and that the snubber is hydraulic (rather than friction).
An explanation for the lack of them on many cars could be that they're experimental and the guys want to do a comparison of with and without. Or. It could be that they're only put in when the car is at an appropriate location for an appropriate reason.
Ed
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Post by kangaroose on Jan 21, 2024 21:44:21 GMT -8
www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=888279123093160&set=a.209144347673311This is a 100t Barber S-2-C with a Hydrosox snubber. We have just approved the final tooling sample (attached) of this truck for a release in a month or so. Nick Molo owner, moloco www.molocotrains.com/The photo below shows a truck on a Norfolk & Western Roanoke-built 100-ton 4750cf covered hopper. These hoppers were constructed by N&W in 1974 and were essentially clones of the ubiquitous Pullman-Standard 4750s. What caught my attention was the snubber-like device located in the outer middle position of the spring package. Most of the photos that I have of cars in this series have normal looking spring packages, but a few have this “snubber.” Is it a snubber and why would some cars have them and others not?
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