NOW YOU WILL BE WASHING ACI LABELS

The AAR Mechanical Division has approved for letter ballot the requirement to wash ACI labels. Car labels are to be inspected and washed each time a car is placed at a maintenance facility. Locomotive labels are to be cleaned in conjunction with quarterly inspections. Piggyback flat cars are also to have their labels cleaned twice yearly, in April and in October. The General Committee noted that methods for improving journal performance are showing results expected in improved miles per hotbox setoff. A survey indicated that of approximately 2 million freight cars, 730,751 are equipped with roller bearings. Inadequate center plate lubricants result in galling and abnormal wear. The Coupler and Draft Gear Committee is revising Specification 921 involving special cushioning devices. It was proposed that the AAR Research Undertake an evaluation of the various disposable air filter media.

• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1972-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 30-31
• Serial:
  • Railway Locomotives and Cars
  • Volume: 146
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air filters; Automatic car identification; Couplers; Cushioning materials; Journal boxes; Roller bearings
• Old TRIS Terms: Center plate lubricants; Cushioning; Disposable air filter media; Hot boxes
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00041316
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Locomotives and Cars
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 2 1973 12:00AM