You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel....

[mattwithcats]

Norfolk Southern finds loose wheels on three rail cars, orders inspection of all from manufacturer...

Defective, loose wheels at risk of derailment discovered on Norfolk Southern rail cars

A series of rail cars that Norfolk Southern recently put into service have been discovered to have defective, loose wheels.

abcnews.go.com

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Blame game: Engage.

 

[Lubener]

With all the rail cars in motion, there's going to be loose wheels, wheels with a flat spot and bearing issues somewhere. You can probably find more cars at your local shopping center with all sorts of wheel problems..

 

[redhat]

With four hungry children and a crop in the field

 

[Rhymingmechanic]

Off Topic: I remember this one from a Car Talk music compilation.

 

[mk378]

Buck: passed.

 

[Lubener]

Specifically, there are two recently built series of gondola cars affected. A very small percentage.

 

[mk378]

Any machine that is brand new should not be expected to be reliable, and warrants closer inspection. This is known as the bathtub curve.

 

[BlueOvalFitter]

Norfolk Southern finds loose wheels on three rail cars, orders inspection of all from manufacturer...

Defective, loose wheels at risk of derailment discovered on Norfolk Southern rail cars

A series of rail cars that Norfolk Southern recently put into service have been discovered to have defective, loose wheels.

abcnews.go.com

An episode of Modern Marvels shows how a technician uses a lathe to bring railroad wheels back to within spec.

 

[ripcord]

Awesome pun for the title! Love it.