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[quote user="440cuin"] Don't dissmiss the two axle freight car. Two axle cars are light and simple (therefore cheap) to build. They ride well enough for much freight on good track, they can be  bumpy though. European track is often much smoother then US track so the US would have a tracking problem with long 2 axle cars. Some modern German 2 axle freight cars are good for 125mph. Some 4 axle cars in Europe for lumber and stuff are just a pair of two axle cars permanently coupled together and can carry more then a single 4 axled car with two bogies. [/quote] That's kind of the point I'm trying to make.  Europe has a long running experience with single axle bogies.  Because of this familiarity, the European railroads will probably be more accepting of new railcar designs that incorporate single axle concepts than the US railroads have.
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