A railway truck (14) is disclosed for use with a locomotive (10). The railway truck may have a first axle (48) with a first end and an opposing second end, and a second axle with a first end and an opposing second end. The railway truck may also have a plurality of wheels (24) connected to each of the first and second axles, and an equalizer (50) operatively supported by the first and second axles in a vertical direction and constrained relative to the first and second axles in a tractive direction. The railway truck may further have a frame (46), at least one spring (90) located vertically between the equalizer and the frame, and a link (80) pivotally connected between the frame and the equalizer and configured to transfer tractive forces between the frame and the equalizer.
Railway truck having equalizer-linked frame
09.03.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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