Why train wheels have conical geometry

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Why train wheels have conical geometry

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Two links - one is a video gif image, other explains what keeps the train on the track. Just sending some knowledge out there to ingest this morning.
https://i.imgur.com/wMuS2Fz.gifv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7h4OtFDnYE
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