I was asked this question about a 2555 Sunoco tank car
"Hi, would you know if this has whirly wheels or are they deep dish wheels" I have never heard the term Whirly wheels or deep-dish wheels describing wheels on a post-war train car?
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Early production. Here's a gondola I have that came with one set of whirly and plain(not sure if they are deep dish) also notice the thicker axle's
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Deep dish wheels don't have the swirls but differ from the more common wheels that came a few years later. Someone more familar with early Post War might be able to define the timeline but I believe the first post war set in 1945 all cars had whirly wheels. Lionel was obviously experimenting with trucks with operating couplers at the time. Flying shoes only lasted a couple of years until they realized how fragile they were.
Pete
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