Railway freight car truck

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8590460
APP PUB NO 20120318166A1
SERIAL NO

13134647

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An improved railway car truck is provided that includes two sideframes and a bolster. The bolster has laterally opposite ends, each end extending into and supported within a sideframe opening on a spring group. Each sideframe also has a pedestal opening at each end to receive a bearing adapter assembly. The railway car truck also includes a transom extending into and supported within a sideframe opening. The spring group is supported at each transom end. A lateral damping cylinder is connected between the bolster and the transom. A vertical damping cylinder is connected between the bolster and the sideframe.

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WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR AGENTMAC D1109-019 1525 WEST W T HARRIS BLVD CHARLOTTE NC 28262

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Wike, Paul Steven St. Louis, US 15 65

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