What size wheels on Micro Trains 1010

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Marlin39

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Are the wheels 33" on the arch bar trucks? I'm sure they are, but just want to confirm. It doesn't say on their website.

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They should be. That's the most common size of freight car wheels for more than a century.
I can't hardly see MTL putting anything else on these trucks besides 33" dia.

And besides, that's the size of the wheels on all the MTL arch bar trucks I've purchased in the past. ;)
 
Agreed. 36" wheels came into use once freight car loaded weight exceeded 100 tons, which was long after arch bar trucks trucks passed into history. The only other size I'm aware of are the 28" wheels used on 70'-89' TOFC flatcars, and those also post date the arch bar era.
 
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