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4/17/2012
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Durango & Silverton takes delivery of observation car featuring unique trucks
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The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad recently took delivery of a new observation rail car from Melcher Brothers Inc., a heavy steel fabricator located in Durango, Colo.
Dubbed the Knight Sky, the 50-foot, 30-seat open car features a glass roof and fully covered observation ends. The car also is equipped with Timken® roller bearing trucks fabricated by Melcher Brothers, a first for the railroad, Durango & Silverton officials said in a prepared statement.
The trucks will dramatically simplify maintenance and reduce rolling friction compared with the typical journal-box trucks used on other cars operated on the narrow gauge line, they said. Minus the trucks, the car weighs 29,000 pounds.
The Durango & Silverton is a scenic narrow gauge railroad that operates 45 miles of track between Durango and Silverton, Colo., and runs through canyons in the San Juan National Forest.
Dubbed the Knight Sky, the 50-foot, 30-seat open car features a glass roof and fully covered observation ends. The car also is equipped with Timken® roller bearing trucks fabricated by Melcher Brothers, a first for the railroad, Durango & Silverton officials said in a prepared statement.
The trucks will dramatically simplify maintenance and reduce rolling friction compared with the typical journal-box trucks used on other cars operated on the narrow gauge line, they said. Minus the trucks, the car weighs 29,000 pounds.
The Durango & Silverton is a scenic narrow gauge railroad that operates 45 miles of track between Durango and Silverton, Colo., and runs through canyons in the San Juan National Forest.
