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Posted by JournalSquare-K-Car on Sun Mar 9 12:24:08 2008, in response to Re: Anybody want to know where one of the LIRR's M1 pairs are?, posted by Dutchrailnut on Sun Mar 9 12:07:02 2008. Poor maintanence.I know stainless does corrode, but VERY slowly, or QUICKLY. the thing is that it oxidizes so quickly that it forms a protective layer. This makes a paint like layer that repairs itself when scratched. It gets brittle from constant flexing as every other material. That is WHY railcars should be built rigidly, to prevent flexing. New cars are DESIGNEd to flex, therefore designed to fatigue, crack, and "rip". M1's were far from the best cars ever produced, but i never heard of cracking or ripping on them. were the frames cracked on them? I doubt it, but enlighten me. |
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