HO Barber S-4 Swing Hanger Trucks
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The pictures can be seen in the Photos section of the IO site in the Emailed photos file.
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jacob Damron
Steve:
Thank you for the information. I looked over those trucks and agree that they appear to be the best option. I found a seller and ebay and they're headed my way.
For some reason the pictures didn't come through to my email and I can't find your reply on the IO page.
Jacob
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mopacfirst
One of the photos I posted on the Rock Island group, the 20041, appears to have this type of truck. Other cars had a type of roller-bearing 50 ton truck with a flat top to the sideframe, but appears different than this Barber truck. Others in the series had a Commonwealth BX truck. I haven't tried to see if these trucks correlated with specific groups of cars. But when I saw them, they were bumped to general freight service, probably grain and flour mostly.
Ron Merrick
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Perhaps someone on Shapeways can be persuaded. The sideframes would need to be designed for use with nylon bearing inserts to prevent the axle from wallowing out.
Thanks!
From: <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> on behalf of Jacob Damron <jacob.damron@...>
Steve:
Thank you for the information. I looked over those trucks and agree that they appear to be the best option. I found a seller and ebay and they're headed my way.
For some reason the pictures didn't come through to my email and I can't find your reply on the IO page.
Jacob
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Jacob Damron
Steve: Thank you for the information. I looked over those trucks and agree that they appear to be the best option. I found a seller and ebay and they're headed my way. For some reason the pictures didn't come through to my email and I can't find your reply on the IO page. Jacob
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I recall chasing this issue around many years ago. The Rock Island diagram sheet refers to them as Barber S-4-L trucks with Timken roller bearings. I need to find a better picture, but for now, this one will have to do
My conclusion, then was to use Bethlehem (old Cape Line) cast trucks, number 1213
Interestingly, I can’t find a reference to an S-4-L truck in the 1946 CBC, but they do show a very similar looking S-5-L truck, although it includes a plain (solid) bearing instead of a roller bearing.
The accompanying text reads as follows
Hope this helps. Perhaps someone else can point to more information on theS-4-L truck.
Steve Hile
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io [mailto:main@RealSTMFC.groups.io] On Behalf Of Jacob Damron
Fellow Modelers:
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Jacob Damron
Fellow Modelers:
My name is Jacob Damron and I model the Rock Island and its passenger trains in the early 1960's. One of my next projects to expand my BX fleet is the Sunshine Models RI 20060-20069 10'6" aluminum box car (Jeff has already addressed my RI 20000-20051/20070-20084 research request). This car rode on Barber S-4 Swing Hanger trucks and I'm having a hard time locating such. Does anyone know if these trucks are/were offered in plastic or brass? Thanks so much. Jacob Damron Ft Worth, TX
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