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Oops! The Ulrich gon is what I had in mind. Gene Green

By Gene Green <bierglaeser@...> · #78337 ·

Testing cars, was Central Valley 5' Arch Bar trucks

I have a simple incline track that I use to test cars and locomotives that can be set to different grades. It can be set between .1 and 8%. I recommend that your cars roll down inclines of 1% while

By James Eckman · #78336 ·

Re: Roundhouse/MDC metal cars

Gene, I have both, and the box car comes very close to an SP prototype. I'm still undecided on the stock car, and I'm a PRR modeler. Fred Freitas

By Frederick Freitas <prrinvt@...> · #78335 ·

Central Valley 5' Arch Bar trucks.

Like a Stimp Meter: http://www.leaderboard.com/GLOSSARY_STIMPMETER Rob Simpson inclined track for my cars. As Denny Anspach has said, the roll tester is a very good indicator for determining how

By Robert <riverob@...> · #78334 ·

Re: Central Valley 5' Arch Bar trucks.

Gene Green wrote: I can't speak for Tim, but I use both the roll tester and an inclined track for my cars. As Denny Anspach has said, the roll tester is a very good indicator for determining how

By Spen Kellogg <spenkellogg@...> · #78333 ·

Re: Roundhouse/MDC metal cars

Gene Green wrote: Ulrich had a metal drop bottom GS gon. Did MDC/Roundhouse have a drop bottom gon as well?? Tom Madden

By Tom Madden <tgmadden@...> · #78332 ·

Re: Roundhouse/MDC metal cars

Sorta close from about 6 feet. If you want exact buy a Westerfield <VBG>! Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI user NMRA Life member #2623 Member

By Jon Miller <atsf@...> · #78331 ·

Re: Roundhouse/MDC metal cars

Gene, There was also a model of a Panel side boxcar that was close or an exact model of of a Santa Fe Bx-3/6. Rick Dietrichson Wilmington, NC

By rdietrichson · #78330 ·

Re: Roundhouse/MDC metal cars

If I remember correctly, the stock car is based loosely on the Pennsy K7 stock car. Frank Brua

By Park Varieties <parkvarieties@...> · #78329 ·

Re: Roundhouse/MDC metal cars

Gene Green wrote: I think these two truss castings are the same. I always used to think it was the ARA box car, but haven't really checked details or dimensions. Tony Thompson Editor,

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #78328 ·

Roundhouse/MDC metal cars

Back in the day MDC made a number of freight car kits using metal castings. Except for the drop-bottom gondola I don't recall anyone ever identifying prototypes for any of the MDC metal cars. I

By Gene Green <bierglaeser@...> · #78327 ·

Re: Central Valley 5' Arch Bar trucks.

Years ago Ed Ravenscroft (sp?) had an article in Model Railroader (I think 61) on his hump yard. He had a simple tilt track he had made that would test trucks based on the grade. His was specific

By Don Burn · #78326 ·

Re: Central Valley 5' Arch Bar trucks.

Tony, You are probably right. There are no absolute standards for rollability, anyway. It is all relative. I just need to rig up some test method that will work for me and which will indicate which

By Gene Green <bierglaeser@...> · #78325 ·

Re: Central Valley 5' Arch Bar trucks.

Gene Green wrote: Sure, and different cars with a specific truck might yield different results; but what we are evaluating is truck vs. truck (or more usually, wheelset vs. wheelset in a

By Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> · #78324 ·

Re: Central Valley 5' Arch Bar trucks.

Tim, What sort of grade is your inclined track? I have about 18 feet of track on an incline of approximately 1 1/2%. If I let a car go on that grade it is going fast enough to knock the coupler off

By Gene Green <bierglaeser@...> · #78323 ·

Re: Prototype Rails-2009 - "Shake and Take"

There were still seats available the morning of the clinic. We had a freind come down for the day who wasn't aware of the clinic. I asked Mike Brock if any were available and he said yes and to get

By jerryglow2 · #78322 ·

Re: X43C side sills

Andy; I am sure you are right, but I did not go into some of the issues I do not have good enough info on. I do not know if the cross-bearers were beefed up on the 8-foot door cars, or not (I

By Gatwood, Elden J SAD · #78321 ·

NEED CAR COUNTS FROM 1916 AND 1917

I am looking for car counts from any 1916 and or 1917 ORER. If you have a 1916 or 1917 ORER please contact me off list. Thanks. Dick wb2raj@...

By Dick · #78320 ·

Re: Central Valley 5' Arch Bar trucks.

Tim O' C. writes- I am certain that Tim's solution works just fine, but it is more cumbersome IMHO (I used the same method before purchasing the Rolltester) . In my experience, the rolltester

By Denny Anspach <danspach@...> · #78319 ·

Re: X43C side sills

Thanks, this is what I needed. I have the culprit (Branchline) half- built and I realized all the photos I saw were the modified cars with plain keystone. For the early 60s era, then, I'm in the

By mopacfirst · #78318 ·

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