05-04-2010, 06:49 AM
Correct, those are Flange Lubricators. They lube the flange of the wheel to reduce wear and tear on the rail. There is one on the ruling grade on the RF&P, at Franconia, Va. I remember more than once being down to a crawl in run 8 and hitting those darn greasers and stalling out. I guess it was out of adjustment and grease was getting on the rail head?
Just noticed an interesting detail for modelers... the black starts abruptly and fades off in the normal direction of travel for each track.
Just noticed an interesting detail for modelers... the black starts abruptly and fades off in the normal direction of travel for each track.
-Dave