Mark, Foam rubber, or artificial foam as is more likely, might quiet such a car. However, both materials deteriorate with age and become flakey, making a potential mess. White styrofoam blocks

if you know the wheel spacing of the truck, take the photo tona copy.shop that has a scaleable copy machine and increase or decrease the size until you get the right size, you'll also need a scale

Working with sound isolation for the Navy the noise-vibration-can be lessened by of of two (or both) methods: isolation or increase mass to change the vibration (Noise)wavelengths. Get the weight up,

MSTL boxcar 9511, built in 1906 by ACF. My records show one of a 1000, but the 1907 ORER shows 895 cars. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Friends, I am hoping someone experienced with boxcar ladder sizes could help me estimate the rung width and separation height on the ladder in the attached photo? For size reference the "B&O" in the

You might try, for a boxcar, packing it with foam rubber. If you are really desperate, fill the car with non expanding spray foam. Given the sloppiness of using spray foam, I would do it on a painted

Will someone please address the question? Yes, I have replaced the trucks, as stated in the original question. I want to quiet down the tin sound of brass cars. Any suggestions on making them quiet?

On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 09:29 AM, Schuyler Larrabee wrote: But the N&W car had no platform. Umm, what N& W car? The OP was about the car with platform but no ladder on the RS. My point is that

Know that trick. Probably will do it on the coal gondolas. Nonetheless many thanks for the reminder. For more "ordinary" trucks the list goes on: - finding new .88 wheel sets - grinding away the brake

Johannes wrote: You can do the Richard Hendrickson trick, just glue a little square of styrene behind the springs. Then you can't see through them, and they look greatly better. This would only be

Hello Tony, this is certainly true. I remember some late run Challenger Imports, OMI and W&R cars running fine out of the box. But unfortunately these trucks didn't have Code-88 wheels, the brake

I am impressed. Well done! -- Michael Gross Pasadena, CA

Johannes wrote: Certainly older brass freight cars typically had awful trucks. Like most brass of that day, it was aimed at a collector market, not operators. Trucks were almost required to be

I converted most to Tahoe and Kato trucks (and a few Bowser Crown for a couple PRR cars) which made them quieter and better running. But remember that freight trains definitely were not quiet during

On 8/26/2020 9:56 AM, James SANDIFER wrote: Tough one. If any are boxcars with doors that open you might try stuffing them with memory foam (removable if

Bruce, Understand. I think I have more of a problem with left and right than the freight car conventions. Jim On Wednesday, August 26, 2020,

I have a number of brass freight cars that make "brass" noise. I have replaced the trucks on virtually all so they roll well. What is the best way to quiet them down?

Schuyler, I repeat... huh? Which tank car does not have a platform (or ladder)?? I have not seen any photos of N&W tank cars in this discussion that could be described as "lacking normal

Sure, that’s right. But the N&W car had no platform. My point is that in as much as the car seems to be lacking “normal” appliances, since it was in company service, they were not required to

Schuyler, Huh?? There was no restriction on tank cars with a single ladder and platform in interchange. They were common. Regards, Bruce