Re: [CBQ] Re: Oiling Track

["John D. Mitchell, Jr." <cbqrr47@yahoo.com>]

Flange oilers are not what we are talking. They are stationary devices used to oil wheel flanges on curves. 

On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 6:53 PM, William Jackson <macon249@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

John, the flange lubricator is somewhat the same for all rail company's. They most all get them from Portec. Some rail companies, have hyrails that have lubricators. The wayside or fixed lubricators have made somewhat of a come back of recent, because of the high cost of a rail relay. Brine is not much of a issue, now, they haul no animals, except Circus.

The big issue is rail wear, some rail lines tried to put lubricators on Engines, with little success, when a engine is needed to fill a consist, they don't care whether its full of curve grease. Most rail lines have quit painting bridges, because rust is of little consequence.

It wears out, before it rusts away.

William Jackson   

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On Jan 14, 2014, at 6:54 PM, "Phillips, III, J.A." <whstlpnk@ix.netcom.com> wrote:

 

WB All-

Thanks for the interesting comment on track oiling around Chicago to ward off wear and tear from brine leakage. A couple of asides to that...

Is the Q's track oiler what is more commonly called a flange oiler in the Pacific Northwest, or some other sort of device?

If the Q found this a necessary or valuable installation in Chicago, with its vast stock markets, did it also find this useful in places like Kansas City or perhaps Fort Worth?

Also, if the Q used this to fight brine leakage in the Chicagoland area, did other roads use it for the same purpose in the same reason?

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John Phillips
Seattle

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