| Posted by Mike on September 19, 2012 | |
Excellent picture and caption. I like it because I am amazed on a daily basis on the durability of railroad equipment and the harshest conditions on earth for any man made product. I have been a railroader for 16 years and my life is in the hands of equipment older, if not twice as old as me, on a daily basis. Case in point-I was born in March 76. A vehicle, on the other hand, falls apart after five years. Railroading is the ultimate case of durability!
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Is it just me or is the frame cracked right above the left bearing?
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| Posted by Mike on September 20, 2012 | |
LOL! If it was a crack I don't think the car would have made it another mile without derailing. It's either water or oil dripped onto the frame.
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I blew up my screen to 400% - it's a small line of oil/grease, but it sure does look like a crack otherwise.
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| Posted by on September 20, 2012 | |
One of the reason railroad equipment last so long besides being well engineered is the fact that railroads are safety oriented and as such keep up on needed maintenance which is something most personal car owners don't do, hence 5 year old cars "failling apart"
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