Out of gauge resistant railroad wheel

A railroad wheel configured to revolve in a median plane P about an axle oriented perpendicular to said median plane P, comprising:

• a rim comprising,
• a rolling surface, and
• a flange;
• a hub having an axial bore and an a longitudinal axis, said axial bore configured to receive said axle;
• a first connecting section extending generally radially outward from said hub;
• a plate having a cross-section with a serpentine shape, said cross-section having a first end and a second end, said first end extending from said first connecting section at a first junction point;
• and
• a second connecting section extending generally radially outward from said second end of said cross-section to a second junction point where said second connecting section joins said rim, wherein,
• said cross-section of said plate being formed symmetrically about both sides of a meridian line that extends between said first junction point and said second junction point,
• said meridian line crossing said median plane P at an intersection point,
• said intersection point being an inflection point of said serpentine shape of said cross-section of said plate;
• said first junction point being on a first side of said median plane P and said second junction point being on a second side of median plane P, and
• said first junction point and said second junction point located symmetrically about said median plane P and said intersection point.