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Posted by carknocker1 on Friday, November 20, 2015 1:55 PM
The body side bearing set up heights keep the cars all the same heights so everything always matches
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Posted by alloboard on Thursday, November 19, 2015 12:03 PM

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Posted by oltmannd on Thursday, November 19, 2015 8:30 AM

What commuter cars have 33" wheels?

 

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Posted by tree68 on Thursday, November 19, 2015 8:27 AM

Freight cars also have different sized wheels.  Yet the couplers always seem to match height.  

And the difference would be 1.5" if your assumption was true.

 

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Height And Wheelbase
Posted by alloboard on Thursday, November 19, 2015 2:58 AM

When an Amfleet coach is coupled to a commuter coach, will the commuter coach be 3 inches shorter since passenger coaches have 36in and commuter cars have 33in wheels. Why are commuter wheelbase smaller?

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