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Old 10-09-2011, 09:42 PM   #1711
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I'm puzzled by the trucks. They're obviously not limited by space, so it must be by weight. If they had chosen trucks with a third back axle, they could carry more weight, which means more of these tube thingies per trip, and save costs. yet they didn't.

Is this a red herring?
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Old 10-09-2011, 09:43 PM   #1712
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How about now ??

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Old 10-09-2011, 09:44 PM   #1713
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They are Rail car Axles ,

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Old 10-09-2011, 09:45 PM   #1714
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Whoah, are those big suckers on the truck blanks that get cut down on a lathe or something?
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Old 10-09-2011, 09:45 PM   #1715
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How about now ??
No, because they are looking less and less like torpedoes.
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Old 10-09-2011, 09:47 PM   #1716
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pic 1 is blanks , pic 2 is hammer Milled Blanks , Pic 3 is finished Axle , pic 4 is lame , but the best I have for a rail axle
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Old 10-10-2011, 02:09 PM   #1717
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This is kinda wild. A few days ago I was sitting, waiting for a freight train to go by, and I thought "Those three bolts on the ends of the axles would make a good What Is It? picture."
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Old 10-10-2011, 02:13 PM   #1718
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What's with the one short guy at the front of pic 3 ?
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Old 10-10-2011, 03:26 PM   #1719
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Different rail car type , I suspect a Smallish Coal Car ???
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Old 10-10-2011, 03:46 PM   #1720
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maybe its for one of these.
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Old 10-10-2011, 04:07 PM   #1721
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That would be fun , the tricky part is the Steering
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Old 10-10-2011, 05:41 PM   #1722
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but it rides like it's on rails.
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Old 10-10-2011, 08:01 PM   #1723
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alright i might just have one here. here goes....
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Old 10-10-2011, 08:11 PM   #1724
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That's a shock absorber for the new mini mini mini cooper.
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Old 10-10-2011, 08:12 PM   #1725
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lmao! close but not so close!
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