Railway rolling stock – Trucks – Radial
Patent
1987-12-02
1989-12-26
Focarino, Margaret A.
Railway rolling stock
Trucks
Radial
B61D 100
Patent
active
048890545
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle truck embodying articulated subtrucks or steering arms having a plurality of wheelsets, with steering arm interconnections establishing coordinated steering motions of the wheelsets, the truck also having elastic restraining devices for stabilizing steering and other motions of the wheelsets and still further having linkage interrelating relative lateral motions of the truck and body of the vehicle. A method and structure is provided for adapting or "retrofitting" existing truck structures in a manner to embody the steering and stabilizing characteristics.
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Focarino Margaret A.
Railway Engineering Associates, Inc.
Synnestvedt Kenneth P.
Williams F.
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