A friend has built a model that requires Barber S2-A-O trucks. The prototype car was built in 1957.
Can anyone tell if any trucks of this style are available in HO or even what looks close.
Thanks as always,
Clark Propst
Mason City Iowa

A friend has built a model that requires Barber S2-A-O trucks. The
prototype car was built in 1957.
Can anyone tell if any trucks of this style are available in HO or even
what looks close.
Thanks as always,
Clark Propst
Mason City Iowa

Clark, the Barber S-2 design didn't change significantly from the early
'40s to the late '50s. Both Atlas and Branchline offer HO scale replicas
of plain bearing Barber S-2s. I prefer the BL trucks because they have
brake shoe detail and the bolsters with their wedge-shaped snubber pockets
are better executed.

Richard H. Hendrickson
Ashland, Oregon 97520

Richard,
I'm aware of the trucks you mentioned. I have to have a lot of them to put
under my M&StL cars.
The S2-A-O or 0 are 70 ton roller bearing trucks. My friend is modeling a
CGW Airslide hopper number 14.
Thanks for answering,
Clark

I'm aware of the trucks you mentioned. I have to have a lot of
them to put under my M&StL cars. The S2-A-O or 0 are 70 ton roller
bearing trucks. My friend is modeling a CGW Airslide

Clark, take a look at the Atlas 70 ton roller bearing truck, and
the venerable Athearn 70 ton roller bearing truck. They are both
quite similar in appearance to the Barber S-2 pictured in the
1961 Cyclopedia.

Clark Propst wrote:

I'm aware of the trucks you mentioned. I have to have a lot of them to put
under my M&StL cars.
The S2-A-O or 0 are 70 ton roller bearing trucks. My friend is modeling a
CGW Airslide hopper number 14.

Clark, the tonnage capacity and roller bearings have nothing to do with the S2-A-0 (yes, that's a zero) designation. There were also 50-ton plain-bearing Barber S2-A-0 trucks.
I don't disagree with the need for the 70-ton RB trucks, only commenting that S2-A-0 is not a sufficient description to get what you want.

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Tim O'Connor? wrote:
Clark, take a look at the Atlas 70 ton roller bearing truck, and
the venerable Athearn 70 ton roller bearing truck. They are both
quite similar in appearance to the Barber S-2 pictured in the
1961 Cyclopedia.

Thanks Tim, I will have my friend take a look at them.

Tony Thompson wrote:
Clark, the tonnage capacity and roller bearings have nothing to do
with the S2-A-0 (yes, that's a zero) designation. There were also
50-ton plain-bearing Barber S2-A-0 trucks. I don't disagree with the need
for the 70-ton RB trucks, only
commenting that S2-A-0 is not a sufficient description to get what you
want.

Tony,
All I had to go on is what is in Gene Green's CGW freight car 'color'
book. I thought the A-0 may have been for modifications to the S2
truck...dummy me.

Clark Propst
Mason city Iowa