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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yes, Trains did once have a two-part dissertation on the three-piece freight car truck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was one of my all time favorites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not sure what could be added to what that article covered. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">The term “Tech Column” needs clarification.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does “tech” simply mean technical, or does it mean tech as in everything to do with computers, software, wireless devices, and social networking?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">I would like to see more than a monthly column on technical items.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on the role of a tech column, it could mean that there will be less technical coverage in the magazine as a whole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Technical items need a lot of explanation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can it be done in a column?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Speaking of freight car trucks, one topic that I feel has been neglected in most publications is locomotive trucks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now that is a fertile technical area in the non-geek sense of the word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If ever there were a mechanical assembly that just bristled with questions, it is the diesel-electric power truck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There must be a ton of explanations and illustrations that could clarify the details of how modern locomotive trucks work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it would be interesting to see how current practice compares with earlier trucks of Alco, Baldwin, and FM.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">On this forum, we once had a long thread on how force is transmitted through automatic couplers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would like to see an article on this topic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is only the coupler, but a clear and graphic explanation would be a monumental challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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