thumb|Plain bearing on a 1906 [[S-Motor locomotive showing the axle, bearing, oil supply and oiling pad]]

thumb|A sliding table with four cylindrical bearings

thumb|A [[Wheelset (rail transport)|wheelset from a Great Western Railway (GWR) wagon showing a plain, or journal, bearing end In locomotive and railroad car applications journal bearing specifically referred to the plain bearings once used at the ends of the axles of railroad wheel sets, enclosed by axleboxes (also called journal boxes).

The thrust form of a bushing is conventionally called a '.

Two-piece

Two-piece plain bearings, known as full bearings in industrial machinery,: Specially developed polymer bearing materials with life prediction

  • Ceramic bearings are very hard, so sand and other grit that enters the bearing are simply ground to a fine powder that does not inhibit the operation of the bearing.
  • Lubrite

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Bibliography

  • Kinematic Models for Design Digital Library (KMODDL): Movies and photos of hundreds of working mechanical-systems models at Cornell University. Also includes an e-book library of classic texts on mechanical design and engineering.
  • CSX Dictionary J
  • Cylindrical Roller Bearings factory
  • Bushing