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Wheelset (rail transport)

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A wheelset is the wheel-axle assembly of a railroad car. The frame assembly beneath each end of a car or locomotive that holds the wheelsets is called the bogie. Most bogies have two or three wheelsets, depending on the type of car.

A Bettendorf-style boogie displayed at the Illinois Railway Museum.