KIT FOR RECONFIGURING A RAIL VEHICLE FROM A FIRST TRACTIVE EFFORT CONFIGURATION TO A SECOND TRACTIVE EFFORT CONFIGURATION
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Apr 16, 2009
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Oct 12, 2007
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Oct 12, 2007
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A kit is provided for reconfiguring a rail vehicle from a first tractive effort configuration to a second tractive effort configuration. The rail vehicle travels along a rail track, and includes a plurality of axles with a plurality of wheels in contact with the rail track. The first tractive effort configuration of the rail vehicle includes a fixed respective weight of the plurality of axles on the rail track prior to the rail vehicle traveling along the rail track. The kit includes a device respectively coupled to at least one axle in the second tractive effort configuration. Upon operatively coupling the device to the respective axle, the device selectively imparts a force through the at least one axle to dynamically vary the respective weight of the at least one axle on the rail track to affect a traction performance of the rail vehicle in the second tractive effort configuration.
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