05-04-2010, 08:35 AM
Oilers have been around for a long time. They found out the benifits of lubing the flanges early on. We used to lube our line manually, and you could instantly see the difference pulling the train, and the curves wouldn't squeal. Some steam locomotives had rail washers behind the drivers to wash the sand off the rail on grades to make it easier to pull the rest of the train.
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