Bill and Rich, I will also second that motion! Also, I just received the flyer for Tahoe's latest new truck! A 70-Ton A-3 Ride Control truck, spring-plankless, with the 2-3-2 spring package. Brian

We need both the 30(?)and 40(?) tonners, as made by Central Valley. Used on many 1880-1910 freight cars, including Western Union Service Trains (many of which were still around into the '70s!), as

My last order from Champ arrived today, promptly, and with minimal shipping costs (no "handling" fees, or 1/4 oz. items shipped in large Priority Mail boxes). I just checked the Champ Decals web

Besides frequent application to General American box cars I just noticed that first box car page of the 1953 CBC has a photo of DL&W 10039, a 1950 Magor built 40' box car -- and what do you know?

Getting hard to find Fox Trucks .... my vote. Skip Luke -- "I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way. " - Carl

Sorry for the inadvertent post. Norm Larkin

All 70-ton trucks had 6x11 inch journals. Pennsy liked these A-3 trucks. Brian Leppert Tahoe Model Works Carson City, NV

Railroads that I know of are AA, ACL, ATSF, B&M, B&O, C&EI, CofG, CB&Q, CGW, CNJ, CNW, CRR, D&H, D&RGW, DL&W, DT&I, EJ&E, Erie, GM&O, GN, IC, KCS, L&A, L&N, LV, Monon, M&StL, MEC, MILW, MKT, MP, N&W,

Depending on the journal size, these may be usable for a number of PRR trucks. Rich Orr

Brain, What other railroads used the A-3 70-ton Ride Control truck other than SP and the ATSF? Are you considering manufacturing a 70-ton solid bearing trucks for an earlier design say from the

Plans for 250-ton Bucyrus-Erie wreckers were in the July 1966 issue of Model Railroader. John C. La Rue, Jr. Bonita Springs, FL

I want to model one of the SAL's 200 ton BE wreck cranes. The Athearn and Bachman shells look like a fair start. bachman has the better boom and Atheaen the better carbody. Does anyone know if plans

Santa Fe freight cars built with 70-ton A-3 Ride Control trucks included 60' flat cars, class FT-7 GS gons classes GA-82, 84, 87, 92, and 96 mill gon classes GA-68, 69, 70, 80, 87, 91, 97 and

OOPS! i didn't read the post i thought it was one of those what Airbrush should i buy posts. Jack, Mix the paint in a separate jar and take a glass eyedropper to dispense it into your color

Good news, Brian Leppert's ASF A-3 "ride control" 70-ton plain bearing truck is here!This was a large effort on Brian's part because he had to make a new inner-mold, plus a new brake beam part

Yes they do. Jim Hayes Portland Oregon www.sunshinekits.com

Does Sunshine sell replacement decals for kits still in production? Thanks, R Kinney

I got a Ebay Negative feedback from an irate buyer of a railroad book because 30 days from the bid closing, he still did not have the book. On the next day, the book showed up. He felt bad, I got

Technically magazines are not eligible for media mail rates. But in any case I think 27 days to go 200 miles sounds like the truck broke down, lost its brakes, rolled down an embankment, and was lost