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rdunniiiOGR Forum Member

@big train posted:
I think the item is an empty/load adjuster. If the car is loaded, the truck springs compress and the bolster will drop in relationship to the sideframe. As it drops the arm pivots as it makes contact with the top of the frame, activating something in the brake system to reflect the weight of the car.
I suspect that on the car side above the appliance, it will say something like "EMPTY/LOAD 1/4 ADJ. BLOCK".

Photos are my own.
Jim

Thanks, if the car is still there tomorrow I'll look for that. I knew it had something to do with the brakes and that makes a lot of sense. From the looks of some of those wheels it is possible that it malfunctioned and the brakes acted like the car was loaded when it was not and the brakes locked up. Does the shipper adjust that when they load/unload the car?

7/24/2110:25 PM

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