Hi all, I should have used "Lube/Repack Data" for the subject ... thankfully you guys knew what I was talking about ... *G* (To answer one question - no I am not talking about the COTS labels.

"Dual Control" was a term used by the National Malleable and Steel Castings Co. for describing some features of their B-1 trucks. Athearn and Kadee offer these National B-1 trucks in HO. Railway

Jim as far as I know there were no specifications before 1966, beyond what Dennis posted yesterday. I know of no website that focuses on the subject. But if you look at freight car photos, esp

Can some give the dimensions of the Taurus etched caboose ladders - i.e. width, thickness, hole size.......... Ditto for the etched ladder provided in some of the Sunshine SP(?) single sheathed box

Hi again, So it would appear that my best approach to this question is to find pictures that show the lube/repack data markings. Is there a web site (s?) that focuses on that aspect? It would

Armand, I posted techniques on my blog that have worked for me. Here's the link. http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/2015/06/18/wheelsets-and-trucks/ Eric Hansmann El Paso, TX 

Guys, according to Eric, all the kits still available, but are temporarily out of stock, awaiting detail parts etc. True the Hooker tanker is sold out. Rich Christie

 Speaking of trucks,how are they best weathered/Armand Premo

Ted, Thanks for the quick reply. I'd been planning to get the PRRPs, but just hadn't gotten around to it. So, spurred by your note, I went to your site, ordered and downloaded the first three PRPs.

Good evening--Back on Dec 11, in a stream on the weights of different trucks, Mike Schleigh used these trucks as examples: Railway Truck Corp. Snub-Up----7240 pounds Dual Control----7160 pounds

WTB Resin Car Works kit 1.05. By the time I finally figured out which one I need, they were all gone! Did anybody get an extra 1.05 Hooker 8K kit that he or she would part with? Lou

The "Journal Pac", or references to "lubricators" also came very late in the history of solid bearings, post 1960 IIRC. Both are references to proprietary journal pads rather than loose waste. Pre

Jim are you asking about the COTS stencil? COTS stands for Clean, Oil, Test, and Stencil. According to http://www.hosam.com/mod/rsdet.html the COTS stencil did not come in to being until 1966, well

Hi, Are there any documents available online that discuss/provide the manner in which lube updates were marked ... over time? For example - I just looked at a car on eBay that has a

Very nice! Very well done. Thank you! Best to ya, Mike Bauers Milwaukee, Wi

Brian, After reviewing several images of these Wheeling box cars, I think they actually used the XM-1 underframe arrangement. Note the cross bearer attachment points on the sill. The use of KC rather

Some of Wheeling and Lake Erie's 1923 A.R.A. proposed-standard steel box cars used this half cylinder when converted to AB brakes. NKP later owned these cars. Photos can be found in Railway

Ask and you shall receive...There are photos of a couple of cars so converted in my Prototype Railroad Profile on the L&N's ARA single sheathed box

I have posted part one of a chronicle of my construction of an F&C PRR F29 depressed center flat car. For inquiring minds, the post can be viewed at: http://prototopics.blogspot.com Cheers, Ted --

Brian, Thanks very much for providing this info. Page 8 of the AB booket should answer Mike Schleigh's question from a couple weeks ago regarding an AB 10x12 cylinder with a lever bracket on the