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Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings

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

By Robert Heninger · #148559 ·

Re: Chicago Great Western Caboose

January 1960 Model Railroader has a drawing of 357. Jason

By Jason Kliewer · #148558 ·

Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings

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

By Todd Sullivan · #148556 ·

Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings

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

By destorzek@... · #148555 ·

Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings

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

By BRIAN PAUL EHNI · #148554 ·

Re: Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings

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

By Brian Carlson · #148553 ·

Solid Bearings vs. Roller Bearings

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

By thecitrusbelt@... · #148552 ·

Re: Chicago Great Western Caboose

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

By Brian Chapman · #148551 ·

Re: WP 1947 Paint Scheme

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

By Garth Groff <sarahsan@...> · #148557 ·

Re: WP 1947 Paint Scheme

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

By Eric Hansmann · #148550 ·

C&O "Lift to open"

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

By gary laakso · #148549 ·

Re: Reflective Tape For Freight Cars

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

By Staffan Ehnbom · #148547 ·

Re: Reflective Tape For Freight Cars

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

By Staffan Ehnbom · #148546 ·

Re: Modeling A Hot Box

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@...

By Charles Peck · #148545 ·

Re: Modeling A Hot Box

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

By Michael Gross · #148544 ·

Re: B&O O-27c trucks

Westerfield made this car and still lists decals. D8101 DECAL, O-27/O-27A MILL GONDOLA, B&O $5.50 Note also that the drop-end was modified by the B&O on the O-27a series. Not easy to

By rwitt_2000 · #148543 ·

Re: B&O O-27c trucks

Jim, You would tell me AFTER I started to weathered the car ;) Before weathering, I would have just changed the number to an 0-27A. Of course NOW I look in the 1943 ORER and I note that the car I

By Bruce Smith · #148542 ·

WP 1947 Paint Scheme

I’m in the process of removing all the cast-on detail from two HO scale Roundhouse 50’ single-sheathed automobile cars that will become Western Pacific 40001-40100 (originally 13001-13100) series

By Peter Hall · #148548 ·

Re: B&O O-27c trucks

The B&O O-27c was a rare car, unsuccessful, and seldom seen. A few B&O O-27a gondolas were refitted for merchandise LCL containers for Pittsburgh - New York overnight service. Equipped in 1929,

By Jim Mischke · #148541 ·

Re: Chicago Great Western Caboose

Caboose Nos. 350-365 we ex-DM&N purchased from the D&IR by the CGW around 1930. Not a ton of pictures exist of all the cars to know how many were modified but besides 355, caboose 354 also lost it's

By Jason Kliewer · #148540 ·

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