FABRICATED FRAME FOR RAILWAY TRUCK

摘要

A frame (32) is disclosed for use with a railway truck (14) having a plurality of support springs (40). The frame may have a bottom section (50) with a plurality of first openings (66) configured to receive the plurality of support springs, and a middle section (52) welded to the bottom section. The frame may also have a top section (54) spaced apart from the bottom section and welded to the middle section. The top section may have a plurality of second openings (84) configured to register with the plurality of first openings in the bottom section, and a plurality of protrusions (82, 86) extending away from the middle section at the plurality of second openings to enclose exposed ends of the plurality of support springs.