Item 8790 - Maximum traction truck, 1940

Item 8790 - Maximum traction truck, 1940
Contributed by Seashore Trolley Museum
Item 8790
Maximum traction truck, 1940
Zoom
4547px x 3199px - 15.2"w x 10.7"h @ 300dpi  |  Need a larger size?
*Credit line must read: Collections of Seashore Trolley Museum
Image Info

B&S RR car #31 rode on this unique style of truck manufactured by the J. G. Brill Company, Philadelphia, PA, in which the majority of the car weight is placed on the larger motor driven wheels and the smaller wheel set turned the truck as it rounded curves. This arrangement allowed cars to become longer with only two driven axles and to have increased adhesion to the rails.

Show Details