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<p>[quote user="Bundy74"]1) Size is generally related to tonnage, IE bigger wheels, high tonnage (33" to 50-70 ton, 36" to 100 ton, etc...)[/quote]</p> <p>This is not always the case. I recently walked past a heavy duty flatcar, >200,000 Lbs capacity that had 33" wheels (granted their were 12 axles total).</p> <p> </p>
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