I have read no comments about the incorrect upper door guide seen in Rapido's illustration. It needs to extend farther to the right. Brian Leppert Carson city, NV

Ron, the presence of lateral motion devices on trucks will depend on the railroad owning them, not capacity. ATSF, B&O, CB&Q, CN, CP, CV, CofG, C&NW, C&EI, ERIE, DL&W, GTW, IC, MP, NP, RI, SL-SF, SP,

Dennis, I think you're right. So for what I wrote, "never mind". Brian

That flat car does not have an ordinary deck. Its thicker and covers over the stack pockets. The car must be in special service. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

There is a Stanley Borden photo on page 171 in Kent Stephens' 1977 book on the Diamond Match Co., Matched, Flumes, and Rails, of Roma Wine Co.'s ex-PFE reefer CDLX 297. Diamond Match Co. bought eight

The right hand truck was not like a PRR 2D-F8 (PRR truck classes did have dashes). SP rebuilt this truck by replacing the original Bettendorf T-section side frames with steel U-section side frames, ca

Mel, I have #9 in my hands right here. The last many pages cover USRA freight cars. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

4 coarse shells for 10,000 capacity tanks, but these are 8,000 cap'y. Drawings are in Train Shed Cyclopedia No. 9. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

I agree with Garth and Bruce. The leaf-sprung trucks look like they were once under a steam locomotive tender. Someone at SP must have determined the F-50-12 underframe could handle the transformer's

The flat car is clearly stenciled above the left hand truck "CAPY 140000", making it a 70 ton capacity car.. So it can't be a F-50-12 class flat car, can it? Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

Aha! I found the book and the Moloco truck is what you want. TR-6110 has normal wheels and TR 6088 has semi scale wheelsets. Both are sold out at Moloco. I've never seen them. I think these were first

See if the 70-ton Barber S-2A truck offered by Moloco matches. I can't find Hendrickson's book right now to see for myself. Brian Leppert Tahoe Model Works Carson City, NV

Those trucks are made by Tangent Scale Models. Brian Leppert Tahoe Model Works Carson City, NV

I think that's a black roof, just not much contrast from the red. Brian Leppert Carson City, NV

Here's photos of a CB&Q Truck No. 67 at the North Dakota State RR Museum in Mandan, ND. Unit Truck offered several different side frame castings with Unit Truck's unique features cast on. Brian Lepper

Nelson Moyer asked if a Mopac Eagle car ever made it to SoCal? At least one got to Northern California. On the back cover of Pacific News magazine #38, Oct. 1964 is a photo of MP 4??12, a 40' car in b

Ron, the "Dual Control" truck is the National B-1. Attached is a page from the 1943 CBC. Brian Leppert Tahoe Model Works Carson City, NV

John Barber left his employment with the Northern Pacific Railway in the mid 1890s to create the Standard Car Truck Company. The purpose was to market his lateral motion device invention. (according t

Attached is a National Malleable and Steel Castings Co. ad from the Aug. 30, 1941 Railway Age, showing both their B and B-1 trucks. A noticeable difference between the two are the bolster ends. Also t

Those are National Type B. Originally offered by Proto2000 in HO. Now sold by Walthers and mislabeled as a National B-1. Brian Leppert Tahoe Model Works Carson City, NV