Richard, I found another Photo of this same car-much better resolution (attached). As photos are turning up, it seems several truck designs may have been used on these Southern-built cabooses-possibly

I stand corrected, eight truss rods. Not sure why I typed six. Aaron

Scott, I didn't respond to your request because the photos are so unclear that it's not possible to say definitively what those trucks are. In addition, it's possible - even likely - that those

Thanks to Brian Leppert and Guy Wilber for documenting the actual regulations governing this equipment. Keeping the facts straight rather than recirculating modelers (and "real railroaders")

Dennis asked: Indeed, one class higher than "F" which were prohibited in interchange a few years later. Class E-4 usually had a continuous top steel plate from bolster to bolster. I will send out

Thanks Ben, I appreciate your help. Fenton Wells -- Fenton Wells 3047 Creek Run Sanford NC 27332 919-499-5545 srrfan1401@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Guy, That brings to mind a question that came up in a discussion on the SooLineHistory list. The Soo had two series of oddball cars, boxcars 36600-38198, even, and auto cars 75000-75398, even, built

Fenton, Branchline Trains offered a large selection of 10'-6" box cars having 10-panel riveted sides, 3 choices of door openings (6', 7', 8'), two roofs, and 4 versions of Improved Dreadnaught Ends

Aaron, I hate to add to the clutter, but I think there should be eight truss rods. staffan Ehnbom

Fenton Wells asked: "I may be having a brain cramp but I'm trying to find a HO model of a 1937 modified AAR boxcar, built in the 1940's. The ones with the 10'-6" IH and 8 foot doors. I want to build

I built the same kit last spring. I went with the KC system. With the six truss rods and turn buckles, brake levers, rods and chain, it was pretty darn cluttered under the car. Aaron

I may be having a brain cramp but I'm trying to find a HO model of a 1937 modified AAR boxcar, built in the 1940's. The ones with the 10'-6" IH and 8 foot doors. I want to build several so plastic

Brain cramp! I just re-discovered our very own Richard Hendrickson's article on trucks in the Railway Prototype Cyclopedia, Vol. 4. Having perused the pertinent parts(Richard, I promise I'll read the

Jim Betz wrote: "My 'data' says ... Truss rod cars were banned in 1952, steel center beams excepted. K-brakes banned in August of 1953 1953 - Trucks with "T" and "L" section banned 1953 -

Hi Mike, My 'data' says ... Truss rod cars were banned in 1952, steel center beams excepted. K-brakes banned in August of 1953 1953 - Trucks with "T" and "L" section banned 1953 - Lower

Guy Wilber writes: "I am not sure how the prohibition of "K" brakes and cars built with truss rods has become synonymous (within this thread), but they had nothing to do with one another". My

Nelson Moyer wrote; "The Raildates supplement published in the January 1979 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman has much historical information applicable to this group, covering dates between

Bob McCarthy wrote: "K brakes began being phased out during the 1930's. A car that had them after WWII was in online captive service with no interchange allowed. In the South all truss rod

It seems that most brake systems in the 20's and 30's used a regular 'TEE" fitting to route the air flow to the KD or AB brake system. Later (in the 40's) a special "TEE" was used that routed the

This is model railroad hobby garbage. The real rule on side frames is, from AAR Interchange Rules: "Rule 3 (t) (3-a) Cast-steel truck side frames having "I", "T" or "L" section compression or