Patent ID: 6371033
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B61F,F16C

Abstract:
A railway car truck for use with a railway car having a gross weight on rail rating greater than 286,000 pounds, the truck including a bolster, a pair of side frames, a pair of axles spaced longitudinally from each other, a pair of wheels spaced laterally from each other and mounted on each axle, a pair of journals formed on each axle and spaced laterally from each other, and respective bearing assemblies disposed on each journal, comprising:the truck having a longitudinal wheel base less than six feet in length; each wheel having a diameter of approximately thirty-six inches; each axle having a first wheel seat and a second wheel seat for respectively securing a wheel thereon; each wheel seat having a diameter larger than the nominal diameter of an AAR standard â€œClass Fâ€  railway car axle; and each wheel having a hub inside diameter formed to receive the axle wheel seat.