Gene Green wrote Hopefully not Stefan Ehnbom.... :-)

Tim; In the STMFC files is a photo of a DT&I coil-elliptic truck, listed under "DTI.spring coil truck". Is this the truck you're talking about? If so, then drawings are in CBCs from 1937 to

Dennis Storzek wrote: I'm not sure there even WERE Andrews patents. There are several photos in Cycs of Andrews trucks from different manufacturers, with differing patent dates cast into the

I'll say. I just this weekend photographed what modelers would call an "Andrews" truck; cast sideframes with separate bolt on journal boxes, that had BETTENDORF boldly cast across the top chord of the

The person who advised Maerklin/Trix on the box car lives in Sweden. Gene Green homework.

Tony Thompson wrote: It also kept suppliers on their toes. In the 1920s Pullman diverted some of its air brake business from Westinghouse to New York Air Brake because they (Pullman) were having

Richard Hendrickson wrote: As Richard knows well but did not mention, most truck manufacturers produced an entire line of trucks for various purposes. Modelers tend to be unaware of this.

Charlie Vlk wrote: Charlie is entirely right about this. Those who have made Fontographer or other files to reproduce railroad lettering which acts like a computer font, that is, can simply be

No, the high speed trucks were intended for cars in passenger express service and were entirely different from the coil-elliptic trucks shown in the photos Tim posted. Richard Hendrickson

Bruce, that even a minimum font normally includes question marks, dollar signs, colons and semi-colons, and many other things that I bet are not in your character set. In that sense, railroad

Ron Christensen. Clark Propst

<snip> Bill - You're talking about David Casdorph. Try over on "Freightcarworld" http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/freightcarworld/ . He's "freightcarworld", the list owner (dgcasdorph@...) Dan

My kit has prototype data relating mainly to the 6700 series (which had riveted plates on the ends of the bolsters and crossties) and the 5200 series (on which those ends were exposed.) The castings

As I begin to look at cutting up the roof of Athearn's 3 bay PS2, I thought I would try a new tactic in terms of trying to find out the panel sizes of the early cars. (I have already queried this

I haven't been current on this thread, but here's my solution. I think that while the IM ladders have 8 rungs, the spacing and the width are off compared to the SP prototype and the stiles are

Tim O'Connor wrote: "I'll take his word on the G27." Here are two PRR builders photos of G27s with

Tim; I have not seen those trucks on any non-PRR cars, either, other than those DT&I cars. They have that distinct Type Y droop, plus the gap filled with the leaf. The PRR called them "2E-F10

Tim I just posted photo's of those trucks under DT&I round roof boxcars to the PRRfax Yahoo Group. I took them last year. Brian J Carlson P.E. Cheektowaga NY

I thought that he already had one: #1219 Symington-Gould Hi-Speed Trucks 5 1/2' w/b Axle to Axle or is this not a correct truck? Stefan Lerche' Duncan, BC Canada these trucks, would it be possible

Anthony Thompson <thompson@...> wrote: Paul Lyons wrote: Perfectly stated, Paul. I have no idea where they got that roof. I am guessing here, but I think that a measurement