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Look at the Schnabel car. The bolster on the FD is most likely similar--independent beams on a single kingpin at the center truck (you can only put 2 trucks on one span bolster and still get flexibility). Either that or the drawing is wrong and they're pivoting on the center-most (to the car) truck, which would allow a single span bolster with the middle truck and the end-most truck adjacent to the coupler on the same beam. I bet an inquiry to the manufacturer (word it and approach it in a very professional manner) would get you the specific answer for that car. <br /> <br />Multi-truck cars are fascinating and, as you correctly note, are somewhat similar to mulitaxle bogies on OTR heavy-haul trucks/trailers. <br /> <br />Glad to help.
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