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Here's the complete story of Steam Cylinder Lubrication from Morris Lubricants and NGT Models. 

This is all the stuff your Mom never told you about keeping your valves from wearing and your cylinders from scoring.

Save these dates...

July 20-22, 2012

The Milwaukee Light Engineering Society, Milwaukee, Wisconsin will be hosting the

2012 Regional Convention

details will be announced later

   Possible upcoming "Old Wives Tales"

• "Jim Crow" was the common name for one of the track crew's tools.

• A popular cocktail of the 40s, the "High Ball" was a railroad term.

• Cold water boils faster than hot water.

• Casey Jones while speeding to make up lost time crashed but stayed with his train so he could apply the brakes until the very end saving many lives.

• Adding cold water to a hot boiler will make it explode.

Do you have any "Old Wives' Tale" questions you need answered? We might add them to the list.
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