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RAILROAD-CAR-TRUCK BUILDER

Specialty Definition: RAILROAD-CAR-TRUCK BUILDER

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Assembles frames, beams, brakes, and springs to form railroad car truck and wheel units, using handtools: Positions bolster on erection block and lowers side frames and brake beams into bolster slots, grooves, and recesses, using hoist. Slips brakeshoes into receptacles and secures brakeshoes with pin, using hammer. Assembles brake parts, such as bottom rods, traverse plates, fulcrum, and levers and secures unit to brake beams and shoes, using bolts and cotter pins. Sets springs on studs in spring housing and places adapters in grooves on axle wheel bearings. Lifts complete truck unit over truck wheel assemblies, using hoist, and lowers it onto adapters. Pushes truck and wheel assembly along track for next operation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: RAILROAD-CAR-TRUCK BUILDER


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 41 49 4C 52 4F 41 44 2D 43 41 52 2D 54 52 55 43 4B      42 55 49 4C 44 45 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01000001 01001001 01001100 01010010 01001111 01000001 01000100 00101101 01000011 01000001 01010010 00101101 01010100 01010010 01010101 01000011 01001011 00100000 01000010 01010101 01001001 01001100 01000100 01000101 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#65 &#73 &#76 &#82 &#79 &#65 &#68 &#45 &#67 &#65 &#82 &#45 &#84 &#82 &#85 &#67 &#75 &#32 &#66 &#85 &#73 &#76 &#68 &#69 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 0041 0049 004C 0052 004F 0041 0044 002D 0043 0041 0052 002D 0054 0052 0055 0043 004B      0042 0055 0049 004C 0044 0045 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

523543465249353815373552155452553745236554346383952

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