Very close. but there is a wedge above the brass/babbate bearing that needs to be removed before the bearing can be removed. Howard (son of a...carman) Garner

Bob, What is the date of that volume? Specific to the "over-35" claim - the early roller bearings were also oil filled - an appeasement to the old concept that oil immersion in bearings was critically

Solid bearings have less drag than roller bearings at speed. The initial start up from a dead stop might favor roller bearings but the mechanical drag of metal against metal in a roller bearing

Bob, This doesn't answer your question, but many railroads recognized the advantages of roller bearings on freight cars at least by the end of WWII. I have read that railroad

As a side bar, the under frame from caboose 354 was used for transfer caboose 176. http://freight.railfan.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=cgw176&o=cgw Jason

Another important advantage to roller bearings is the markedly reduced initial resistance, meaning that roller bearings start rolling with much less effort than solid bearings. Up here in North

January 1960 Model Railroader has a drawing of 357. Jason

Roller bearings don't get hot boxes; solid bearings do. Roller bearings can fail, but I believe that happened much less frequently than hot boxes with solid bearings. Maintenance is easier because

Reduced maintenance for sure. Roller bearings have gotten so reliable that they are essentially maintenance free for the life of the wheelsets, and are all (wheels, axles; and bearings) changed at

Overall reliability? Rolling resistance below 35mph? Not included in my understanding of mechanical considerations, but certainly a heavy consideration would be maintenance. Thanks! -- Brian

Cold temperatures and reduced maintenance and labor costs. Brian J. Carlson

I found this statement in Volume 72 of the Proceedings OfThe American Railway Engineering Association: "There is no appreciable difference between solid bearingsand roller bearings above 35

I could swear (nicely) that I have seen plans for CGW 355 published in one magazine or another. This tingle a brain memory cell in anyone? Brian Chapman Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Pete, The color of the original Roundhouse models was a good match for the rich red-oxide paint the WP favored up until the early 1950s. If your cars came painted and lettered

Fred Jansz noted a Tru-Color WP red in his upgrade on the Resin Car Works blog. http://blog.resincarworks.com/western-pacific-50-foot-automobile-box-car/ Eric Hansmann El Paso, TX

Ted Culotta’s Focus on Freight Cars Volume Four at pages 32 and 33 shows 9380 a single door boxcar with the lettering “lift to open” on the left side of the middle of the door handle with an

The GN 10500-10899 single door series and the 38700-38799 series dbl door, both 40' plywood construction in 1947, recieved Scotchlight lettering and herald components and diamond shape delineators

Scotchlight was introduced on the GN aluminum box car 2500 in 1944 as described in Railway Age 12/9/44 in the road name, reporting marks and the goat (silver) and background to the goat (red). The

I'm not sure I can follow all the directions for casting a translucent red wheel. Anybody here casting some that might sell me one? Contact offline please... Chuck Peck email LNNRR152@...

I enjoyed the original article in the New York Central Modeler, as well as Jack Burgess’ article in Model Railroad Hobbiest. I witnessed several hot boxes on the former AT&SF and when working on