|
Re: Photo of ATSF 108316 LG-2
Does Ebay list the car number correctly? It looks like 106316. Not 108316.
Thanks! -- Brian Ehni From: <ealabhan0@...> Reply-To: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 9:37 AM To: STMFC List <STMFC@...> Subject: [STMFC] Photo of ATSF 108316 LG-2 Found a nice shot of an LG-2; from series ATSF 108305-108504 converted 1953-54 from GA-8 gons (though the slide was taken a bit after this group's era : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Railroad-Slide-Santa-Fe-Log-Flat-Car-108316-10-13-19 61-Silsbee-TX-ATSF-SF-train-/111312144547?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19e ab888a3 Enjoy! Dave Sieber, Reno NV
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
North Model Railroad Supplies <nmrs@...>
I see the point you are making, Tim. The ones I bought were from the first run, so that may explain the different info. It notes the B-1 specifically with the ATSF version. It later states Bettendorf trucks unless noted. I’m looking forward to seeing what delivery brings. ETA still 20th July, BTW. Cheers Dave North
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Tim it might help if you had added a little clarity when making such posts. The page you linked is about a gon Athearn is issuing later this year, which says it features a “Bettendorf” truck. IE not the National B-1 trucks that led to this thread. Only in reading the description of each individual paint scheme offered does one learn that the ATSF version (and only the ATSF version) comes with the National B-1 trucks. Now Richard might have caught that, but those of us who do not model or purchase ATSF models may have never seen it.
Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org
|
|
|
|
X29 498539
Bill Lane
In my quest for porthole window X29 that were tool or other MOW cars I bought a photo of X29 498539 from Bob’s photos this weekend. The photo date was August 1 1970 and has a very simple late PRR scheme – just PRR and the car number in large letters. Thinking I could back date imagineer it to a 1956 scheme, now I see 498539 was not a X29 series in the 1955 ORER.
So I am not any farther along in trying to get photos of real X29 cars that had porthole windows.
Thank You,
See my layout progress at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Thank you, Tony. I thought such an idea would occur to anyone by now. Obviously not. Those Athearn National B-1 trucks were first produced with the release of their 65'6" AAR gondolas, especially because they wanted to have them for the Santa Fe version of those cars. And after the cars were released, they made some number of trucks available for sale. Since they are making more cars, I thought it likely that means they either have, or are making, more trucks. Maybe not. By the way, that Atlas "National C-1" - in my opinion - is actually a very poorly executed ASF A-3 sideframe, because of the large shelf underneath the spring pack. That's why it was "news" to me, because I'd replaced them on my cars with other, better trucks, and threw the Atlas trucks into a spare parts bin. Tim O'Connor
This aspect of Athearn's business is not easy to delve into. They have a parts list on line, but as that very list concedes (in small print, roughly in these words), if you don't find it in the list, contact us directly, as not all parts are shown in the web listing. That's how I found the MDC 100-ton truck was available, by direct email to Athearn. So I would warn against assuming that if you don't find it easily, it must not exist.
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Tony Thompson
Richard Hendrickson wrote
Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705 www.signaturepress.com (510) 540-6538; fax, (510) 540-1937; e-mail, tony@... Publishers of books on railroad history
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Richard Hendrickson
On Mar 30, 2014, at 9:49 PM, Tim O'Connor <timboconnor@...> wrote:
Tim, are you just being deliberately thick? "Due July, 2014” means Athearn hopes to have the MODELS for sale by then. There’s no indication that trucks will be available except for those attached to the models. Maybe they will, but Athearn’s ad provides no evidence about that one way or another. Richard Hendrickson
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Richard Hendrickson
On Mar 30, 2014, at 9:25 PM, Aley, Jeff A <Jeff.A.Aley@...> wrote:
I will just add that if Athearn makes more trucks than the number of freight car models they intend to produce and adds them to their truck inventory, I’ll add them to my truck document. Otherwise, what’s the point? Richard Hendrickson
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Jeff
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
Are you just being deliberately thick? What do you think "Due July, 2014" means -- that this item is no longer being made? Does your definition of "in production" mean that the item has to be made in the last 10 minutes? Gad.
I took the bait. I clicked the link, and up came a webpage. I didn�t see anything on the page that was in production.
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Aley, Jeff A
I took the bait. I clicked the link, and up came a webpage. I didn’t see anything on the page that was in production.
Regards,
-Jeff
From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...]
On Behalf Of Tim O'Connor
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 6:42 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Dave
|
|
|
|
1946 Chesapeake & Ohio Freight Car Guide
h8fan
It is a very neat resource for any C&O modeler of the late 1940s and into the 1950s as the book provides a snapshot of the cars in service at the time.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b342/WVrailfan/1946FreightCarBook_zps34e32b78.jpg
This fund riser for our group produced a limited number of these books. We are selling them for $19.95 + $4.00 for mailing. Anyone interested in purchasing a copy please contact me at, butler_james (at) msn.com
Jim Butler, Secretary St. Albans Chesapeake and Ohio Modelers, Inc. www.sa-com.net
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Dave
toggle quoted messageShow quoted text
How fascinating. Try reading the web page that I linked to, instead.
Richard H said
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Harry Bilger
Very nice, Richard! Thanks for sharing your work.
Harry Bilger Denton, Texas
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
North Model Railroad Supplies <nmrs@...>
Richard H said >> Athearn National B-1 Tim O’C said
Tim, My exploded parts diagram for this car lists two trucks. I checked Horizon’s dealer website and both stock numbers are listed as in stock, with the following descriptions. ATH90394 HO Truck MDC Bettendorf (2) US List $5.94 pr ATH90390 HO 70 ton Roller Bearing Truck, 33” wheels (2) US List $5.94 pr
Cheers Dave North
|
|
|
|
Re: New Reading Model from F&C
Pierre Oliver <pierre.oliver@...>
Actually I found them on the resin
freight cars Yahoo list
Pierre Oliver www.elgincarshops.com www.yarmouthmodelworks.comOn 3/30/2014 8:26 PM, Mark Drake wrote:
|
|
|
|
Re: New Reading Model from F&C
Mark Drake <markstation01@...>
Bad link Mark L. Drake eBay ID member1108
On Sunday, March 30, 2014 7:25 PM, Dennis Williams wrote: Pierre. I saw the photos one the resinfreightcars group. Dennis Williams/Owner On Sunday, March 30, 2014 6:37 PM, Pierre Oliver wrote: Any pictures anywhere?
Pierre Oliver http://www.elgincarshops.com/ http://www.yarmouthmodelworks.com/On 3/30/2014 4:40 PM, fgexbill@... wrote:
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Bill Welch
Thank you Richard. What you are saying is that truck-wise we 1/87'ers are now in good shape. That is good news!
Bill Welch
|
|
|
|
truck wish list (was Re: HO Scale Truck Document)
>> I�ll be interested to see what others suggest, but frankly, I think it�s an exercise in futility. >> Richard Hendrickson Richard I don't know how common they were, both I'd think 1920's to 1940's modelers might really like to have those sway-top Andrews trucks (I don't know what they're called) that were applied to the NP double sheathed box cars now available from Yarmouth Model Works. I have since noticed them in a few other freight car photos. Also how about ARA 70 ton trucks? We have some very nice postwar AAR 70 ton trucks now, but wouldn't it be nice to have some 1920's era trucks for those 4-bay open hoppers? Of course you mentioned that car is now in development so maybe they'll produce the proper trucks for it. The Type Y truck w/ spring plank made by Red Caboose is very nice, but it has that funky bolster, no brake detail, and as you noted with some other trucks, is generally NOT available! This truck was not only used by the PRR so it might have reasonable appeal to the market. A number of us crybabies (waaahh!) have already decried the lack of the CHRYSLER 50 ton truck, the CHRYSLER 70 ton truck, and the CHRYSLER 70 ton roller bearing truck. Yeah, just one of those shock-absorber trucks would make me a very happy camper! :-) Finally a nice 1950's ASF 50 ton roller bearing truck with Timken style bearings. Not found on a huge number of cars, but found here and there, and they did get around and they look very different than their larger cousins, IMO. Tim O'Connor
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Tony Thompson
Tony Thompson
|
|
|
|
Re: HO Scale Truck Document
Scaler164@...
Maybe this has already been thrown out and I missed it... but... is there anywhere this document can be downloaded from?
|
|
|