Locomotive Trucks

All photos by Mike Condren unless otherwise noted

A-1-A
3 axles, middle axle unpowered

As seen on a ALCo MRS-1
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As seen on an IC E-8 which had been rebuilt and the leaf springs of the trucks replaced with coil springs.
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FM A-1-A truck as seen on a KCS Erie-built
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This truck is from a GE locomotive of the BNSF. This middle axel can be lifted off the rails by the extra air cylinder to increase tractive effort on the remaining axles due to more weight on those axles. At speed the axle is lowered to improve the ride.
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B
2 axles, all powered

An AAR type B truck from an ALCo locomotuve of A&M
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A Hi-Adhesion truck as seen on a Bombardier locomotuve of A&M
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EMD Blomburg truck as used on the pre-Dash-2 GP and F-units
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EMD Blomburg truck as used on Dash-2 units
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Hi-AD truck as used on the VIA LRC passenger locomotives.
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C
3 axles, all powered

GE Adirondack C-truck as seen on a ATSF U30CG.
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An EMD C-truck as seen on a Frisco SD45.
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An EMD Dash-2 truck under a KCS unit
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EMD C-truck as seen on a NS unit
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AAR C-truck as seen on early ALCos and GEs
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This C-truck is on a UP GE.
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Radial or stereable truck as seen on a GE locomotuve of KCS
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D
4 axles, all powered

As seen on a UP DD40A
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