https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/03/athearn-engine-wheels.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=athearn-engine-wheels Model railroads and model trains Wed, 03 Apr 2019 01:14:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/03/athearn-engine-wheels.html#comment-28752 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 01:14:42 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5152#comment-28752 You must meassure the diameter of the wheel, not the flange, and the diameter of the axis.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2019/03/athearn-engine-wheels.html#comment-28660 Sat, 30 Mar 2019 05:59:23 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5152#comment-28660 It depends on several things. Manufacturer of the model, prototype locomotive and the RR themselves. Many old Athearn blue box engines had 42″ wheels. Most 1st and 2nd generation engines had 40″ wheels. EMD E units had 36″ while Alco PA’s had 40″. From 3rd generation onward most are 42″ or larger.

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