CENTER PLATE EXTENSION GETS AT TRUCK HUNTING, YAW AND ROCK AND ROLL IN FREIGHT CARS

The Barber Center Plate Extension Pad was introduced several years ago and has proven to be very successful. The pads are mounted on either side of the center plate and function as extensions of the center plate. The pads reduce truck hunting and 'rock and roll' and can increase wheel life.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/4175009
• Corporate Authors:

  Murphy-Richter Publishing Company

  20 North Wacker Driver
  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Publication Date: 1974-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 42-45
• Serial:
  • Progressive Railroading
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Trade Press Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-0817
  • Serial URL: http://www.progressiverailroading.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bolsters; Freight cars; Structural plates; Trucks; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics
• Old TRIS Terms: Center plates; Freight car dynamics; Truck and bolster systems
• Subject Areas: Design; Motor Carriers; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057495
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Canadian National Railways, Headquarters Library
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 11 1976 12:00AM