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Acela Coach Wheels

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Acela Coach Wheels
Posted by alloboard on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 3:19 AM

Does anyone know the wheel base and size of the Acela coaches?

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Posted by Electroliner 1935 on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 6:38 PM

Wikipedia states:

Specifications
Car body construction Stainless Steel
Train length 665 feet 8.75 inches (202.91 m)
Car length 69 feet 7 inches (21.21 m) (Power car)
87 feet 5 inches (26.64 m) (Passenger Car)
Width 10 feet 5 inches (3.18 m) (Power car)
10 feet 4.5 inches (3.16 m) (Passenger Car)
Doors Single Leaf Sliding Plug Doors
Intermediate Passenger Cars: 4
End Passenger Cars: 2
Wheel diameter 40 inches (1,000 mm) (Power Car)
36 inches (910 mm) (Passenger Car)

see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acela_Express#Train_design. Hope this is what you want.

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Posted by alloboard on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 10:11 PM

Thanks I should have just went to Wikipedia

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