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Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?

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Kevin S.

December 23, 2009 08:25PM

Registered: 16 years ago
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I have wondered why the length of the trucks used by railroads varied so much and why the different lengths?

What advantage does a 3'7" truck have over a 4'0" wheelbase truck? Was it used to handle tighter radius curves? Was it cheaper to build due to less material being used?

What advantage did longer wheelbase trucks have - better tracking thus less chance of a derailment?

Did the construction of the underframe play a role in the wheelbase length of the truck?

Thanks!

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Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	Kevin S.	December 23, 2009 08:25PM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	davegrandt	December 24, 2009 09:20AM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	hank	December 24, 2009 09:58AM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	Ron Keagle	December 24, 2009 10:27AM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	myork	December 27, 2009 02:09PM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	dougvv	December 27, 2009 06:40PM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	Ron Keagle	December 27, 2009 07:53PM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	myork	December 27, 2009 08:06PM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	BillD	December 27, 2009 08:42PM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	dougvv	December 28, 2009 01:25AM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	dougvv	December 27, 2009 11:28PM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	Ron Keagle	December 28, 2009 05:56PM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	dougvv	December 28, 2009 07:37PM
Re: Length of trucks wheelbase- 3'7" vs 4'0" vs 4'8"?	Ron Keagle	December 30, 2009 10:12AM

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