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Another tank car question
Posted by Rambo2 on Monday, October 3, 2022 7:46 PM

On the end platform where the brake wheel is i see a box with 4 steel hoses attached to it is this to do with the airbrakes?

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, October 3, 2022 9:11 PM

That would be the air brake control valve, most likely.  Here's a diagram:  http://vanderheide.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2099/09/abbrakediag.jpg

 

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