what is the life span of the wheels of a railroad car. Or maintenance schedule.?
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As long as they last - depends on wear...\n\nTrains are inspected at each terminal. Thats about it.
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HED and Zipp are the leaders in aero wheelsets.  Zipp is more common at races in my area than HED.  (HED is more well known for rear disc wheels.)  I read recently that Zipp is selling a line of lower cost aero wheels under the brand "FlashPoint".  I haven't seen them locally but they are out there.  The wheels are designed by the Zipp engineers but at a much lower cost.  That would be my recommendation.  Plan on spending close to $600.00 or more for a set.\n\nFor a lower cost alternative, try a deep dish, flat spoke wheel set.  I bought a set of these (by Shimano) at my local tri shop for $300.00 and rode them for 3 years before upgrading.\n\nGood Luck!
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Without knowing where you're located, it's difficult to recommend a mechanic.  Anyway, considering how uncommon RR's are, you're probably going to be limited to one shop per city, depending on its size.\n\nI would recommend googling for websites or newsgroups where you can discuss your issues with other owners.\n\n*****\nSorry, I can't help you; I'm in the US.  But I still think you'll have luck if you look for RR owners' groups on the internet.
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i have a 6 yr old grandson , we bought him a 20" bike with training wheels, was not long til the training wheels were off and he's rideing like a pro, if u get a smaller one in a few week u may be getting a bigger one
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Example: If your car warranty is for 5 years, that is time-based maintenance.  If it is for 50,000 miles, that is condition based maintenance.\n\nBecause aging equipment can have higher failure rates, today's utilities have to increasingly consider the efficiency of their maintenance and replacement policies.\n\nAbout 10 years after the current average 25-year service life, aging processes will gradually increase the risk of faults of a wave of components, dependent on operational conditions. Reliability may decrease severely unless effective measures are taken using additional knowledge of the physical condition of the component and its failure causes.\n\nCondition-based maintenance (CBM) avoids the high costs of intensified time-driven tasks independent of condition. It addresses specific, effective tasks to the needs as indicated by diagnostic inspections. In comparison with time-based maintenance (TBM) the benefits of CBM result from maintenance savings and lifetime extension. In that respect, CBM can provide a more adequate management tool to meet the terminal behavior of the equipment.
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Well its 2 years old and you're supposed to replace them every 15,000 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first. So Yes!
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the railroad industry uses this medthod to weld two rails\ntogrther. in 1968 i first witnessed it. the name of the compound exscapes me...this should lead you in the right direction.
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wheels those are not buy yet
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Here is the "How Stuff Works" website devoted to cars. It has pictures of many of the mechanical systems of automobiles. Very informative.
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Not sure about a website but the physics would be similar to what causes corrugations in a dirt road.  The vibration frequency would be related to the speed of the wheels.
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well, what kind of locomotive.....a steam engine, a diesel engine, electric, what?\n\nthe following may help...best wishes..\n\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive
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You are fortunate in that there are only 4 main line rails that you have to evaluate in the U S.  NSC, UPN, CSX, and BNI.  Rails can over a short period of time increase their earnings by decreasing their maintenance.  That is a common trick.  So maintenance is important.   The only way to evaluate whether a road is skimping on maintenance is by comparing historical trends. It is difficult to compare maintenance figures one road against another because of the differences in road milages and rolling stock.  A common comparison that is sometimes made is operation expense/revenue UNP has a very high ratio. NSC has a low ratio.  Historically, also compare revenue ton miles. If that figure is not increasing steadily, the road could be in trouble.
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Try looking up repair manuals on e-bay.
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You should consult the classic text The Old Straight Track by Alfred Watkins.\nhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0349137072/026-0066065-7746877
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If it is more than 100 (1845-1871) years old it was built in Boston, Mass.  Otherwise ( and more likely ) It was a Chicago based company made by Straube, at Hammond, Ind.  (1895-1949) Do you have a serial # or any other info?  And I wouldn't consider it rare besides the fact that many of them have since been destroyed probably.
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possibly, number of "wheels on a wagon"
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I'm no expert in this field.\nCheck out:\nhttp://www.railway-technology.com/contractors/door/mkb/\nhttp://www.key-to-metals.com/Article31.htm\n\nThere are umpteen others.