Railway rolling stock – Trucks – Bogie
Patent
1997-05-02
1999-07-13
Le, Mark T.
Railway rolling stock
Trucks
Bogie
10519705, B61F 500
Patent
active
059211865
ABSTRACT:
A railway truck assembly has an arrangement for constraining the free travel clearance between the mated bolster and side frame at the side frame window, and more particularly for reducing or eliminating the clearance or separation gap between the bolster lands and the side frame column wall at the outer edges of the bolster lands and the column wall for reduction of truck warping during service.
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Hawthorne V. Terrey
Moehling Charles
Pitchford Terry L.
Spencer Charles P.
Amsted Industries Incorporated
Brosius Edward J.
Gregorczyk F. S.
Le Mark T.
Manich Stephen J.
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