A related question. were the same trucks used on the Santa Fe FT- V 70 ton flat cars in the 91500 series?

What time period.  Art Griffin may have one from the earlier time periods.   Cyril Durrenberger

Based on a message from Central Hobby Supply, I noticed on thier site that Athearn plans to release undecorated kits in thier first run of their new Airslide model and I have ordered four. In case

The is answer not in the era that is the subject and coverage of this group. Bill Welch

Howdy, I am in need of an ACF St. Louis plant builders stencil decal in white but I haven't had much luck finding a decal set that has one. Has anybody seen one? It's actually for an O scale ITC

Frank Angsted from Intermountain ordered these trucks for me directly from China. IM will eventually package some and offer them for sale, but in the meantime, these trucks are available from me at

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Brian and all: Are the InterMountain 70-ton solid bearing trucks available yet as separate parts? There is no part number listing yet at InterMountain's web site, and I haven't been able to locate

All this talk of FGEX cars has me wondering... was there any 40' FGEX lettered cars that carried a railroad's report markings with FGEX lettering? This became a common practice in the 1960s with cars

Brian, I just compared the IM truck with some photos of the Erie flats and it looks like a pretty close match. Richard Hendrickson

Thanks Ed, now the million dollar question, Are these similar to the new IM 70 ton truck? Or another HO truck. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY

Rob, Let me start by saying I am not an N&W expert, but from what I can gather, these N&W hoppers may be class H9 twins. According to the online N&W Historical Society Archives, H9's were rebuilt

Yes, but the point Tony has been trying to make (in what seems to me an admirably non-abrasive fashion) is that the Southern Pacific did not do so. It is well documented that the triple hoppers

Bill, I can also contribute... From a blueprint titled "Freight Car Data - Cars Rebuilt, Purchased and Built New, Etc." which is a single sheet of data tables, "Office Superintendent Motive Power,

Brian, 70-ton AAR Double Truss with 33" steel wheels. Regards, Ed Hawkins

The oval hole allows access to the slack adjuster. Gene Green

I have been told by an experienced, retired sub-divisional engineer that you "could" dump gravel "in to be seriously raised gravel roadbeds" faster in a modified (restricted gravel flow via door

Bill Baker wrote: You may, of course, operate as you wish. But with SP buying large numbers of new ballast hoppers in the 1950s, I would have to say that your usage would be MOST unusual. I

Does anyone know what trucks were delivered on the Erie 70 ton flats in the 8000-8049, and 8050-8099 series. These were 70 ton Greenville cars built in 941, and 1942. Thanks. Brian J Carlson

My sincere thanks to all who responded to my recent quest for Enterprise door hardware! Your replys are most helpful, as always! And, to respond to Mr. Thompson's most reasonable assumption that I