Brutish bearings bear the brunt.

Railway Age | February 1, 2003| | Copyright

Worried about roller bearing failures under extremely heavy axle loads? Don't fret. Today's bearings are designed to take a pounding and keep on rolling, mile after mile.

Research and development in freight car roller bearings is driven largely by the types of bearing defects that occur in the field. As freight cars get heavier--286,000 pounds gross rail load (110-ton cars) is the standard; 315K GRL (125-ton) is just around the corner-bearing suppliers are addressing such heavy-axle-load service life issues as bearing fatigue, lubrication, and fretting (with ...

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