A wheelset that was recently reground to remove flat spots awaits its call to duty at the Pacific Harbor Line yard in Wilmington, CA, on April 4, 2009. Once in service, the fine grooves will be polished to a smooth surface after a day or two of steel on steel.
All those shots of interesting railroad details, what you see trackside, up close and personal! Excludes shots going into my other albums: "Engine Details," "Signal Details," and "Switchstand Shots."