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  2. List of railroad truck parts - Wikipedia

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    An axlebox, also known as a journal box in North America, is the mechanical subassembly on each end of the axles under a railway wagon, coach or locomotive; it contains bearings and thus transfers the wagon, coach or locomotive weight to the wheels and rails; the bearing design is typically oil-bathed plain bearings on older rolling stock, or roller bearings on newer rolling stock.

  3. Chuck-a-luck - Wikipedia

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    Chuck-a-luck is played with three standard six-sided, numbered dice that are kept in a device shaped somewhat like an hourglass which resembles a wire-frame bird cage and pivots about its centre. The dealer rotates the cage end over end, with the dice landing on the bottom.

  4. Rock-O-Plane - Wikipedia

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    Its shape is similar to that of a Ferris wheel, but with seats that are enclosed and rock and roll as the ride rotates. If the rocking builds sufficient momentum, the seats will flip upside-down and roll end-over-end. There is usually a manual hand wheel inside that the riders can use to lock the seat and prevent it from rocking.

  5. Ferris wheel - Wikipedia

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    Ain Dubai, the world's largest Ferris wheel since 2021 in Dubai.. A Ferris wheel (also called a big wheel, giant wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondolas, capsules, or pods) attached to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they ...

  6. Rail Wheel Factory - Wikipedia

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    Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka (RWF) (also known as Wheel and Axle Plant) is a manufacturing unit of the Indian Railways located in Yelahanka, Bangalore, Karnataka.It produces wheels, axles, and wheel sets for railway wagons, coaches, and locomotives, serving both Indian Railways and international customers.

  7. George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. - Wikipedia

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    The planners wanted something "original, daring and unique". Ferris proposed a wheel from which visitors could view the entire exhibition, a wheel that would "out-Eiffel Eiffel". [10] Ferris returned in a few weeks with several respectable endorsements from established engineers, and the committee agreed to allow construction to begin.

  8. Buckboard - Wikipedia

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    The suspension is provided by the flexible floorboards of the body and a leaf spring under the seat(s). The buckboard has no sideboards on the body, leaving the floor quite mobile. In rough terrain, the floor can flex and "buck", lending the vehicle its name. [2] The buckboard is steered by its front wheels, which are connected by a single axle ...

  9. Tilt-A-Whirl - Wikipedia

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    The ride consists of seven freely-spinning cars that hold three or four riders each, which are attached at fixed pivot points on a rotating platform. As the platform rotates, parts of the platform are raised and lowered, with the resulting centrifugal and gravitational forces on the revolving cars causing them to spin in different directions and at variable speeds.