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AAR Brake systems
Posted by Krokodil on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 2:45 AM
I am looking for technical sources about the AAR brakes. (Parts, drawings etc.)
Can anybody help me? (WEB pages, book titles, catalogues etc.)
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Posted by oltmannd on Tuesday, March 18, 2003 12:01 PM
Try here: http://www.trainweb.org/railwaytechnical/index.html

-Don

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 20, 2003 9:45 AM
Why do you need tech drawings for AAR brakes?
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Posted by Krokodil on Friday, March 21, 2003 6:33 AM
Hi ironken

In our railroad museum (Europe) we created some big boards showing different railroad brake systems. As we own also some of older US RR equipment from IIWW (USRA S-160, some cars) we would like to present also the American systems (historical).
Additionally one of collegues is a professional trainer for RR engineers and he would like to include those details also into his trainings especially the new systems used now on US railroads.
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Posted by Krokodil on Friday, March 21, 2003 7:15 AM
The following descriptions are required:

Triple valve
Driver's Brake valve

and the Knorr Brakes made for US RR:

KE 3, DB 680

Any information will be appreciated.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 21, 2003 11:18 AM
do a search under:
westinghouse airbrakes
knorr
wabco

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