I might (half seriously) suggest obtaining a set of noise cancelling headphones. You could then take the guts of said headphones and install them within the offending boxcar. I believe that they are

The problem is that a brass car, especially a box car is, in the reality of physics, an empty metal 'can' on wheels. As such it audibly magnifies any drumming disturbances pick up when rolling along,

Hi James, Try one of the thin Kadee fiber washers between the truck and the freight car bolster to deaden the noise. best, Gary McMills93

As might a stick of styrene carefully wedged between the sides, perhaps glued in place. CAREFULLY as you don’t want to inadvertently deform the car sides by pushing them outward so make the stick

Bruce, I concur with the others, 18" wide by 18" vertical spacing. YMMW model works has this combination of rung width and ladder rung vertical spacing. Ryan Mendell

Indeed. The hollow brass body is acting as a sounding board, amplifying the vibrations caused by the wheels on the rails, the same as the hollow body of a stringed instrument amplifies the vibrations

You could try Dynamat. They use it in cars under the carpet to keep out road noise. You can get a small sheet for around $30. That would be enough to do a fleet of brass cars. Chad

Bruce I would agree, 18”. I believe that was a standard ladder width. The car number could be used to find the car in an ORER listing or full photo of a car from the same series, that could off more

Friends, Maybe I wasn't clear in my question, I was trying not to be leading. Using the dividers and the known dimensions on the lettering (from a B&O lettering drawing), the ladders appear to be

Mark, Foam rubber, or artificial foam as is more likely, might quiet such a car. However, both materials deteriorate with age and become flakey, making a potential mess. White styrofoam blocks

if you know the wheel spacing of the truck, take the photo tona copy.shop that has a scaleable copy machine and increase or decrease the size until you get the right size, you'll also need a scale

Working with sound isolation for the Navy the noise-vibration-can be lessened by of of two (or both) methods: isolation or increase mass to change the vibration (Noise)wavelengths. Get the weight up,

MSTL boxcar 9511, built in 1906 by ACF. My records show one of a 1000, but the 1907 ORER shows 895 cars. Doug Harding www.iowacentralrr.org

Friends, I am hoping someone experienced with boxcar ladder sizes could help me estimate the rung width and separation height on the ladder in the attached photo? For size reference the "B&O" in the

You might try, for a boxcar, packing it with foam rubber. If you are really desperate, fill the car with non expanding spray foam. Given the sloppiness of using spray foam, I would do it on a painted

Will someone please address the question? Yes, I have replaced the trucks, as stated in the original question. I want to quiet down the tin sound of brass cars. Any suggestions on making them quiet?

Umm, what N& W car? The OP was about the car with platform but no ladder on the RS. True, but the dome platform and ladder are safety appliances, so the requirements apply to essentially all

Know that trick. Probably will do it on the coal gondolas. Nonetheless many thanks for the reminder. For more "ordinary" trucks the list goes on: - finding new .88 wheel sets - grinding away the brake

Johannes wrote: You can do the Richard Hendrickson trick, just glue a little square of styrene behind the springs. Then you can't see through them, and they look greatly better. This would only be

Hello Tony, this is certainly true. I remember some late run Challenger Imports, OMI and W&R cars running fine out of the box. But unfortunately these trucks didn't have Code-88 wheels, the brake