Welded side frame column wear plate

A railway car truck having side frames with an opening for receiving ends of a bolster, the opening having laterally spaced vertical columns adapted to receive a removable wear plate, a vertical wear plate disposed on at least one of said columns below an upper compression member and above a lower tension member, the plate being less than the vertical extent of the column and, having a wear surface and top and bottom edge surfaces and side edge surfaces connected at corners, there being L-shaped retainers disposed adjacent the corners for restraining vertical and horizontal movement of the wear plate and a weldment at least between the L-shaped retainers and portions of the adjacent edge surfaces of the wear plate with the wear plate in intimate contact with the column for securing the wear plate.