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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Electro-motive Diesel, Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Inventor:
David J. Goding, Palos Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc., LaGrange, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A railway truck is disclosed for use with a locomotive. The railway truck may include a first axle, a second axle, and a plurality of wheels connected to each of the first and second axles, and an equalizer operatively supported by the first and second axles in a vertical direction. The railway truck may also include a frame having a top side configured to face a bolster assembly and a bottom side configured to face a track. The railway truck may further include a longitudinal traction link pivotally connected between the frame and the equalizer above the top side of the frame.