HO Commuter Coache Wheels

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I think that many commuter coaches do have 33" wheels. Since the ones I got shipped with 33" ones. I recalled someone in this forum mention that modern passenger coaches have 36’ wheels. I’m confused

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Amtrak Psgr cars use 36" wheels–as did intercity psgr cars before Amtrak. Commuter coaches probably vary depending on manufacturer, RR specs, etc. I believe you will find both sizes in commuter and maybe even smaller in light rail.

You may be better served by posting this in the TRAINS magazine site.

Here is a link to a site on the Acela, where there are many specs including the 36" diameter.

http://www.trainweb.org/tgvpages/acela.html

Richard

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As far as I recall, all of my passenger cars came with 36" wheels, and all of my freight cars came with 33" wheels.

Rich

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I see, thanks for the info.