Ken and Friends, Ah, but some of these cars lasted a long time in company service. The Western Pacific still had AC&F 10K Type 7 cars until the very early 1980s. One still survives at the Western

Yes, Tony, there's MUCH I'd like to edit in my above! Re Owl Mt, Jason told me recently he had started looking into making his own HO Bettendorf T Section Truck, but was able to purchase "several

Ray, Among others, the AC&F Type 7 (1907 design) and very early Type 11 (1911) cars were built as high walkway cars. Regards, Bruce Smith Auburn, AL

Ray, When you say "early", what years do you mean? And "the usual models"... what does that mean? There are excellent models out there of many pre-WWII tank cars that need no, or next to no

Rich, Nice looking car. I love those Speedwiitch kits. Always a fun and satisfying experience with a rewarding result! Jim Kubanick Morgantown WV

Of course when the T section trucks were introduced, roller bearings were effectively (yes available, but not used on freight cars due to perceived higher cost and conservative attitudes about

No shortage of options of "horribly overscaled" early tank cars.... might I suggest the Funaro & Camerlengo type 7 ACF kits with High Walk? For HO detail parts, Jason over at Owl Mountain Models

Good looking car Rich! Sent from Mail for Windows 10

Nice models, Rich!

Hello friends, what's with the Owl Mountain Models flat car truck?: http://www.owlmtmodels.com/2000-series/OMM_f-50-in-stock.jpg I do not have that model, but others on this list have built them.

Jake Schaible wrote: Unless you're a roller-bearing salesman, you probably meant "solid bearing" . . . <vbg> Tony Thompson tony@...

For clarity sake, you mean friction bearing Bettendorf T-section Trucks ... made in HO not only by Kadee and Walthers (as has been mentioned), but once also by Red Caboose. MTH also used nice

Great looking build, Brian. Your work motivates me to get mine started. Mine has been sitting for a long period too. Rich Christie

Nice build Rich; excellent subtle weathering. Jim Brewer

The C&S used CB&Q and FW&D high walkway tank cars to bring fuel up from Texas. There often was one parked at the C&S enginehouse in Fort Collins for fueling the oil-burning steamers and, later, the

Brian -- Once again, proving that persistence pays! Modeling looks great, and definitely a good start for a Happy New Year. Bob Chapman

Walthers # 920-2007 (sprung trucks). Kadee also makes the T-section truck with solid sides (no working springs) - # 572 and 724. The also make a leaf spring solid side truck - # 581

Photo: Condemned UP Gondola 96604 (1934) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/61279/rec/128 Click on the double-headed arrow

Photo: N&W Gondola 101078 (1950) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/67494/rec/163 Click on the double-headed arrow and then

Photo: UTLX Three-Compartment Tank Car 59762 (1935) A photo from the Denver Public Library: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/digital/collection/p15330coll22/id/67212/rec/6 Click on the