Thank you Sir, my fears came to fruition. Pro Custom Hobbies has neither in stock when I checked, I guess perseverance is indicated Dave Snyder Louisville, Ky.

Dave Snyder asked: "Hi List Members, I just received 2 F&C Nine Panel B&O hoppers and want to start on them soon. What pictures I have been able to find, demonstrate mid production (revised) Andrews

Dave, I omitted the Tichy truck from my list because it isn't quite up to state-of-the-art (for example, it doesn't have brake shoes or brake rigging). All else being equal, my preference for

Hi List Members, I just received 2 F&C Nine Panel B&O hoppers and want to start on them soon. What pictures I have been able to find, demonstrate mid production (revised) Andrews trucks. Accurails 203

I've seen this much sideplay on real plain-bearing wheelsets. The journals and/or brasses would wear enough to allow an inch or so of side-to-side motion in the wheelset relative to the sideframes.

Chad, I looked at folder and there are no photos of the parts. Thanks, Nate

Thansk Rich, I caought that yesterday as well. Great minds think alike. Fenton Wells -- Fenton Wells 5 Newberry Lane Pinehurst NC 28374 910-420-1144 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this

Gentlemen, Bethlehem Car Works has 2 versions, #1217 Coil Springs & #1218 Leaf Springs. Interesting that these numbers coincide with the old ECW numbers! Rich

Thanks Richard, I'll try to find a set. I appreciate your reply. Fenton Wells rhendrickson@...> wrote: -- Fenton Wells 5 Newberry Lane Pinehurst NC

John Evans wrote: "Bethlehem Car Works shows Taylor trucks on their website with both coil springs or leaf springs. I believe these are cast metal sideframes. Have never used any so I can't comment on

Bethelehem Car Works shows Taylor trucks on their website with both coil springs or leaf springs.  I believe these are cast metal sideframes.  Have never used any so I can't comment on their level

Fenton, as noted in my internet description of HO freight car trucks, Eastern Car Works used to make kits for the Taylor trucks. If you can find one of those kits, they will produce a truck that I

Does anyone know if there is a good HO model of the Taylor Flexible Freight car truck available? Any help is appreciated Fenton Wells

Chad I would like a bulkhead kit! Tim O'Connor

I have a resin parts kit to make the Bulkheads for CGW 2000 and 3000 series bulkhead flats. The A end has a parts locker. I have put up photos in the photo section. Contact me off list if interested

Jon, based on the photos I have, some 40' postwar rib-side box cars with improved Dreadnaught ends had self-aligning spring-plankless Barber S-2s (though that's not an issue for you, since you model

Only the 40' box cars and some of the 40' auto cars. The trucks came from several suppliers and so there will be minor differences, most notable the centered verticle web, or lack of, in the bolster

Just to make sure about applications of this truck. Can I assume "all" the Milwaukee rib sided cars used this truck when new? -- Jon Miller For me time stopped in 1941 Digitrax--Chief/Zephyr

Tim O'Connor wrote: I use Reboxx 0.950 wheelsets in most Atlas trucks. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

Guy, I haven't found a written reference to this modification, but have seen it on a car in a railroad museum somewhere. Unfortunately, I can't recall which car.