Patent ID: 7263930
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: B61F

Abstract:
1. A suspension design for a standard capacity railway truck, the suspension design comprising: a first sideframe and a second sideframe, wherein the first sideframe and the second sideframe are laterally spaced with respect to each other; an opening in each of the first sideframe and the second sideframe; a bolster having two end sections and extending laterally between the first sideframe and the second sideframe, wherein one of the two end sections extends through the opening in the first sideframe and another of the two end sections extends through the opening in the second sideframe; and a first suspension system of the first sideframe and a second suspension system of the second sideframe, wherein the first suspension system and the second suspension system provide all the necessary suspension required for the standard capacity railway truck and further wherein the first suspension system and the second suspension system each comprise: