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<p>[quote user="gmpullman"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">BMMECNYC</div> <div class="quote-content">Middle axle of each truck retains the plain bearing box.</div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>Those are actually roller bearing modified journal boxes. These were pretty common in the Sixties. The railroad would remove the jouirnal cover and bore a large hole where the oil well was so water wouldn't collect in there.</p> <p>Regards, Ed</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>Typo on my part.  Changed to converted plain bearing journal box.</p>
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