Item 8791 - Maximum Traction truck, 1940

Item 8791 - Maximum Traction truck, 1940
Contributed by Seashore Trolley Museum
Item 8791
Maximum Traction truck, 1940
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B&S RR car #31 rode on this unique style of truck manufacture 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 car to become longer with only two driven axles and to have increased adhesion to the rails.

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