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Hi Frank,   Yes you are correct. 

The upper photo is a vertical radial milling machine,  to cut the inner diameter of steel tires which were/are mounted on the steam locomotive spoked trailing truck wheels and drivers.    The "steel tire" won't fit over the spoked wheels at room temperature ( called an interference fit ),  they heat them which causes expansion, then fit them over the wheels, when they cool they won't slip or come apart.  

The second photo is a huge lathe used to cut wheel flange profile,  I am pretty sure the tour guide told us the machine could handle up to 84 inch diameter steam engine drivers.   

Frank if you go, I recommend eating dinner at a restaurant called Harvest Seasonal Grill, it's in Moosic which is the town that Gryzboski trains is in, about 15 minutes from the Steamtown.   Great food, kind of unique in that they use all locally grown and raised products in about 90% of the recipes.

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

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