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These wheelsets had markings that indicated that they were manufactured in the 1920's and 1930's!  These particular wheelsets are narrow gage and friction bearing.  On these wheelsets we turned and burnished the friction bearing journals and then set them up and a tracer equipped lathe and re-profiled the tread.

Since 1968 Texas Tank Car Works has machined the bearing journals on railroad axles with the wheels mounted.  We can do this for wheelsets going into Interchange Service or for Industrial Captive Use Only.  This wheelset pictured to the right is a passenger car wheelset that we converted to 5 1/2" x 10" roller bearing journals on 5" x 9" frame centers. Frame center is defined as the distance from bearing center to the opposite bearing's center.  This is the area where the truck frame rides on the bearings.  That is the "Frame Center Distance".  This is a very important measurement when making special axles.

The picture to the left is really a "special wheelset"!  This one wheeled axle was custom made out of a 100 ton railroad axle.  It is simply a 6 1/2" x 12" bearing journal on each side of one wheel.  This wheelset was made to mount a large conveyor on and move the whole conveyor on a pivot .

Pictured to the right is a bearing journal axle end in our American 3220 CNC Lathe.  This particular axle was a worn out 6 1/2" x 12" roller bearing axle that is in the process of being downsized in our lathe to a 6" x 11" new roller bearing axle.  These axles, for Interchange Service, are all machined and inspected to AAR Standards.

A Few Words About Locomotive Axles Texas Tank Car Works has been reworking locomotive axles for over 30 years.  We can convert your switcher to freight roller bearing axles very economically.  We can do all of the mechanical work should you decide to just send in the locomotive trucks.  We can cover all of these jobs for your locomotive needs:  Axles converted, new or remanufactured bearings applied, your old friction journal boxes converted complete with all parts ready to go, machine the motor support areas on your wheelsets with wheels mounted or un-mounted, true up your wheelsets for non-interchange or interchange.   Email, or call, and let us know what you require done to your locomotive and we can supply you with pricing and lead time to complete repairs.

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