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RDGCO.Productions posted:
Hot Water posted:
RDGCO.Productions posted:

Well, there's this car with the name on it...

"... it has plain bearing trucks..."

Ah, but you see historical and even class 1 Railroads have put the casings or outerrior of older barring son the outside of rollers to make it look like there using old bearings, like how #60 on BR&W has it.

Sorry but, no Class 1 railroads do that.  Per the FRA and AAR, the old plain bearing cover lid MUST be removed, plus the bottom of the old oil lubrication cellar MUST be cut away, in order to expose the cartridge roller bearing to wayside hot-box detectors. Historic equipment, especially on museums and short line tourist railroads are a completely different story. 

For what it's worth, SP 4449 has had the engine truck, trailing truck, and all tender truck axles upgraded to roller bearings, yet due to her "historic status", all the old/original covers are still in place.

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