adrian hundhausen wrote: I think this is poor terminology. The "Beef Trust" was the nickname given to the attempt, in 1902, by Swift, Armour and Morris to form the National Packing Company; it

If I could add to what Al said earlier: The Heinz cars were leased from the Beef Trust (=Armour) and as such ran on various trucks. The Beef Trust cars built between 1885 and about 1893 are the 34'

If you look at the message history on the home page of the group, you will see there have been no messages since Oct. 2004. I think it is pretty safe to say it is a dead/abandoned group. Rich

I've done this with passenger truck and I replaced the rivet with a screw. Requires tapping one of the parts, forgot which. accurately detailed trucks ------Why bother with CV trucks?<

Gene wrote: The CV trucks I have use individual springs (like Kadees) and it is easy to twist the sideframes and pop up the wheelsets. (I just did it.) [snip] The problem is finding 5' wheelbase

Gene, The CV arch-bar trucks I have are sprung , there are no rivets and I have been using many different wheelsets on them. Marcelo

How would one replace the wheels in old CV trucks? Would it involve drilling out the rivet? What would replace the rivet? Are the "journals" on CV trucks cone shaped so that today's axles will fit and

Yes regarding the wheelbase , No regarding the shape. According to Al , it is exactly like the Kadee's. Marcelo Lordeiro www.mrcustom.com.br trens@... Tel.: +55 21 2273-2758

Would not the Central Valley archbars be a better choice. They are still available on ebay and other sources and the wheel sets can be swapped out. Howard Garner

Joel, It would depend on the facilities at the receiver's plant. If they ordered 10,000+ gallon quanties in bulk, a tank car would deliver the linseed oil; if they ordered in 3,000 gallon packaged

HOWDY AND A BLESSED 2009 TO YOU ALL: In the era 1950-1955 what type car would carry the products listed below {in HO scale}: LINSEED OIL WHITE LEAD And thin wire to make Brillo Pads and in the making

Jerry Michels wrote: This is just from memory and thus subject to cranial cramps, but I think some if not all of the line went to Thin Film Decals. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature

The On-Trak trucks available from Bethlehem Car Works were specifically designed for the car. The Bitter Creek ones look comparable. - Al

Denny wrote: It is not that difficult to solder these white metal trucks together, especially it you make up some type of simple holding jig. If Bitter Creek can't supply them with the wheelsets

Adrian writes- Al writes- The key will be whether or not these trucks can be either purchased OEM, or later converted to the .088" wide wheels. Off hand, and with no references at hand to

This was posted on the N&WHS list; I thought it might be of interest to some here. http://www.columbusrailroads.com/N&W%20freight%20house.htm Jim Brewer Glenwood MD

Well, guys, I've heard of all sorts of brake staffs and brake wheels both on and off this list, some steam era and some not, but I've never heard of a musician named "coalporter". Cole

Does anyone know what ever happened to this decal company? Does anyone know if there is someone to contact about the steam-era locomotive decals they produced? (Of course to enhance the ability

Would some of these also be appropriate for Heinz cars? Jerry Michels **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines.

Adrian - I had no idea the line was so extensive. The T-20 arch bar trucks would do the job. Thanks