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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
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); B61C 5/00 (2006.01); B61C 17/00 (2006.01); B61F 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61F 3/04 (2013.01); B61C 5/00 (2013.01); B61C 17/00 (2013.01); B61F 5/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A railway truck is disclosed for use with a locomotive. The railway truck may include a first axle, a second axle, a plurality of wheels connected to each of the first and second axles, a frame connecting the first and second axles, and a bolster assembly pivotally connected to the frame. The railway truck may also include a traction motor configured to drive the first axle. The railway truck may further include a torque reaction link connected between an end of the bolster assembly and a side of the traction motor.