Re: Stuff on running boards.

Posted by Rick Steele on Apr 08, 2015; 6:25pm
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Stuff-on-running-boards-tp1983p2026.html

Grease would have to be heated to flow. Even the Detroit Mechanical and Hydrostatic Lubricators used Oil. I think that Jeff's supposition may be the most logical one as the carbon sticks that are currently used hadn't been invented yet.

Another explanation might be that these early Bogies needed lubrication to an area that was either overlooked or ignored by Mason when they were built. This could have been rectified on later models in the same order lot. Rails can be pretty ingenious and practical when the want to be. This looks like an example of their ingenuity.

Rick