Truck

A Truck (bogie in the UK), or a railroad truck, is a structure underneath a train to which axles (and, hence, wheels) are attached through bearings.

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  Diagram of a typical American truck

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  Bettendorf truck at Illinois Railway Museum

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  Arch-bar trucks under a refrigerated boxcar (reefer)

See Also

• Building and Powering AAR A Trucks
• Building a Kitsap Caboose
• Diesel Trucks
• Freight Trucks
• Passenger Trucks
• Simple Trucks

References

• "Bogie (truck)", Wikipedia
• "Passenger Car Truck Pedestals", Chaski.org
• "Riding car trucks", Chaski.org