deep pocket frames

[romiin]

 Just wondering why they had the deep pocket frames. Does it raise the height of the car with the trucks been mounted under the pocket?

[Terry]

Are you talking about the deep dish frames used on late 2800 series freight cars?

If so. . .  the dish raises the car frame to match the cars with the earlier high bolsters. The 800/2800 series cars had trucks with higher bolsters than the 1680 series trucks.

Here's some photos that show the difference. The truck with nickel journals is the higher 800/2800 series truck.

 

 

[romiin]

got it!  thanks Terry