Name this Part!

[jeffthetrainguy]

Quick & stupid question. What's the name for the part underneath the cab on a 1666 or 2026 or probably a couple of other steam engines that holds the drawbar in place? It extends down on either side of the casting underneath the cab and has a flat piece that goes across the back of the shell. Creates an opening and sort of a shelf that the drawbar sits on. Thanks for any help on this.

[LILarry]

I believe your talking about the rear truck assembly

                                              Larry

[joetrains]

Rear truck bracket part # 1110-9

[lionelsoni]

On the locomotives that you mention, that feature is not a separate part (as it is on the Scout locomotives), but is part of the boiler casting.  So I think you are probably looking for the name used in prototype locomotives.  However, they don't have anything like it.  Instead, there is a transverse beam (the "footplate") with a socket (the "drawhead") in the middle for a vertical pin and a heavy-duty link (the "drawbar") pivoting on it, to connect with the tender.  There is also a "buffer" or "chafing plate" for backing up.  Sometimes this stuff is put on the frame of a trailing truck instead, which makes it a little more like the Lionel models, but still without the "shelf".  Obviously the prototypes didn't have to contend with the tight curves that the Lionel locomotives do.

[jeffthetrainguy]

Thanks for the responses. This is NOT a separate assembly. Sometimes it is, as in the case of the 736. Here it is part of the boiler shell casting. For a lack of a better term, it's probably a "drawbar shelf" as I am sure this does not exist on a prototype. I'm just looking for the correct term so when I post a question about it I don't refer to it as "you know, that thing underneath the cab that the drawbar slides across". I told you this was a stupid question.

 thanks again,
Jeff

[jeffthetrainguy]

Thanks Bob! I know you know what I'm talking about, just trying to come up with a name for it.

 Jeff

[sulafool]

 I kinda like "transverse beam"