@New Haven Joe posted:Here is a photo of a bench made out of a prototype wheel. It gives a good idea of what a real wheel looks like. The tread appears to me to be almost flat. NH Joe
It looks almost flat, but it's not totally flat. Since prototype curves are much wider than model train curves, the angle is very small on the wheel, but it is there. An Internet search will turn up tons of references as to the taper and why it's there.
