size of wheels

[crisco1]

  Hi,

     What size of wheels would a well car take?

 

 

[gmpullman]

This says 33"

https://www.progressiverailroading.com/railproducts/product.aspx?id=123

Good Luck, Ed

[mbinsewi]

A "stand alone" well car for a 53' container would take 36" wheels.  So it depends what you have.

Mike.

[richg1998]

Get your dial caliper out and measure. Also Google it.

Rich

[Overmod]

crisco1

What size of wheels would a well car take?

Keep in mind that on the great majority of articulated sets, the wheelsets in the center trucks are larger than those on the ends.

[Metro Red Line]

Overmod

 

 

crisco1

What size of wheels would a well car take?

 

 

Keep in mind that on the great majority of articulated sets, the wheelsets in the center trucks are larger than those on the ends.

 

Yes, this is true. On articulated sets, the inner trucks use 38" wheelsets. You can tell which ones when the well cars have "125T" on them. The reason for this is that the articulation joint of the wellcars bears the weight of both units, and thus the load bearing is heavier for the inner trucks than the outer trucks. 

The outer (end) trucks use either 33" or 36" wheels.