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Wheel diameter
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Wheel diameter
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Anonymous
on Friday, March 4, 2005 9:39 AM
What is the correct wheel diameter for tank cars? I thought tank cars used 36" wheels.
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areibel
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March 2002
From: NW PA
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Posted by
areibel
on Friday, March 4, 2005 11:10 AM
A modern roller bearing truck would probably have 36" wheels. Older trucks could have had 33" or 36", depending on the era.
Cambridge Springs- Halfway from New York to Chicago on the Erie Lackawanna!
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
on Friday, March 4, 2005 11:34 AM
Wheel diameter was usually based on weight, a car with a capacity of 77 tons would use 33" wheels, 100 Tons - 36" wheels and 125 Tons - 38" Wheels.
I would try to find the prototype plans in various model magazines in order to have the correct wheel diameters.
Rick
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