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2. Rubber-tyred metro - Wikipedia

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   The vehicles have wheels with rubber tires that run on a roll way inside guide bars for traction. Traditional, flanged steel wheels running on rail tracks provide guidance through switches and act as backup if tyres fail. Most rubber-tyred trains are purpose-built and designed for the system on which they operate.

3. List of reporting marks: C - Wikipedia

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   CWSX - USS Fabrication Division (United States Steel Corporation) CWTX - ChemWest Industries, Inc. CWTZ - Con-Way Truckload Services; CXCZ - CSX Lines, LLC; CXIX - Chemical Exchange Industries, Inc. CXPZ - CSX Transportation; CXR - Colorado Pacific Railroad; CXRG - Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad; CXRZ - CSX Transportation; CXVZ - CSX ...

4. Axle - Wikipedia

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   Semi-trailers usually have a tandem axle at the rear. Axles are typically made from SAE grade 41xx steel or SAE grade 10xx steel. SAE grade 41xx steel is commonly known as "chrome-molybdenum steel" (or "chrome-moly") while SAE grade 10xx steel is known as "carbon steel". The primary differences between the two are that chrome-moly steel is ...

5. Bogie - Wikipedia

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   Special flanged steel wheels are behind the rubber-tired running wheels, with additional horizontal guide wheels in front of and behind the running wheels, as well. The unusually large flanges on the steel wheels guide the bogie through standard railroad switches, and in addition keep the train from derailing in case the tires deflate. [12]

6. Wheelset (rail transport) - Wikipedia

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   Some rubber-tyred metros feature special wheelsets with rubber tyres outside of deep-flanged steel wheels, which guide the bogie through standard railroad switches and keep the train from derailing if a tyre deflates. The system was originally conceived by Michelin for the Paris Métro; the first line opened in 1956.

7. The Crane Group Companies - Wikipedia

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   The group also has several service units in the roofing, security gate systems, and steel I-beam markets. While the holding company resides in Columbus, the units operate in many other locations including: Columbus, Wilmington , and Mason, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia .