Re: (erielack) Friction Bearings

["Michael Dye" <"luxpan_@_hotmail.com">]

The main reason that the EL kept getting cars with the friction bearings can 
be summed up in one word: MONEY! Roller bearing trucks cost more than 
friction bearing trucks did, so the EL kept going with the friction bearings 
on most of the cars, rebuilt or new. As they were able, Meadville did do 
conversions from friction to roller bearings, using the same trucks, but 
they were never able to have them in the same proportion as the more 
well-heeled roads.

Michael Dye ELHS#1516


>From: Kevin DeGroff <"kdegroff_@_starpower.net">
>Doesn't that '65-'66 timeframe seem rather late?  I know alot of the
>friction bearings were replaced with roller bearings inside the original
>friction bearing truckframe, but were all of them converted?  What
>percentage of EL cars still used friction bearings?  When did the FRA
>come up with their rule that prohibited interchange of cars with friction
>bearings?
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