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Black Square / Yellow Dot ....

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 4:50 PM
It was evidence of a inspection for the presence of a series of straight plate 33" wheels that were subject to fracture and had led to several bad derailments (a bad design). Cars that were inspected and did NOT have those wheels got the black square with a yellow dot. Cars that were inspected and DID have those wheels had a black square with a white dot. Cars with 36" wheels were not subject to the inspection but sometimes had the "all clear" black with yellow dot sticker anyway.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:39 AM
If your talking about the black square and yellow dot, this refers to cars that rode on 33 inch wheels
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Posted by Mark R. on Sunday, July 24, 2005 7:10 PM
That's GREAT .... thanks for the link !!!

Mark.

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Posted by DSchmitt on Sunday, July 24, 2005 4:57 PM
U-i Inspection Stencils. Go to this [8D]link for info[:)]:

http://www.hosam.com/mod/rsdet.html#ui

I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.

I don't have a leg to stand on.

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Black Square / Yellow Dot ....
Posted by Mark R. on Sunday, July 24, 2005 3:16 PM
Can someone tell me the specifics of the black square - yellow/white dot "stickers" were for ??? I know they had something to do with AAR inspections, but I would like to know what exactly the inspection pertained to AND the time frame these "stickers" were used. Thanks for ANY info.

Mark.

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