Ouch.
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Great photo and great description! As for the wheel dots, the FRA mandated them for cars by March 31, 1978, and all of the white dot cars were banned from service on Dec. 31, 1978 if they had not had the wheels replaced. Thanks for sharing!
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That is a one heck of a clear picture for being 34 years old. Wow!
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| Posted by on April 22, 2011 | |
Wow, interesting story!
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| Posted by Gary on April 23, 2011 | |
Great description, thanks. I can remember reading about this issue some time ago but forgot most of the details that you just clarified! I bet the company making these wheels quickly went out of bussines.
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An amazing photo
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To quote Adam Savage from Mythbusters: "Well, there's your problem!" Interesting photo - great for historical purposes.
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I was also thinking of the Mythbusters quote. I'd like to know more about why the unnamed manufacturer's wheels fail so often. I'm guessing that the steel had an incorrect amount of some particular ingredient.
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