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Tulsa - Sapulpa Union Railway
Tulsa - Sapulpa Union Railway

I noticed these devices hanging from the frames of some of TSU's locomotives. I initially thought they were rerailing devices, to assist with the re-railing of a derailed car, but I later learned that they are called "track skates", and are placed under the wheels of a car to help hold the car in place.

 


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