6 wheel freight trucks
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Alex Schneider
I have a legacy model of a 50 foot depressed center flat car, for which I need a pair of 6 wheel freight trucks. I would prefer a set on which I could replace the wheels, unless they are metal wheels with NMRA contour. At one time Athearn made such trucks, I believe for their crane among other applications.
Suggestions or offers would be appreciated.
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Benjamin Hom
Alex Schneider asked: "I have a legacy model of a 50 foot depressed center flat car, for which I need a pair of 6 wheel freight trucks. I would prefer a set on which I could replace the wheels, unless they are metal wheels with NMRA contour. At one time Athearn made such trucks, I believe for their crane among other applications." They still do. Ben Hom
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Alex Schneider
Thanks. I wasn't successful searching their website.
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Due in March. The car has probably been lurking in my cabinet for 20 years so a few more months is nothing.
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Alex Schneider
Thanks Ben. I was able to find two pairs in a nearby shop’s old stock. They had plastic wheels, so I set about exchanging them. I discovered that the sideframes hook onto the center frame and sufficient force to allow a wheelset to slip out will pull them out. Fortunately, no damage, and Proto 2000 wheels work well.
I have 3 options for lettering this car:
· For a PRR, NYC, Erie or other common carrier railroad · For GE, Westinghouse or other electrical equipment manufacturer · For an electric utility, with Consumers Power, Northern Indiana Public Service and American Electric Power being appropriate for the area I model. Or Commonwealth Edison, where I worked for 30 years and which owned similar cars.
Alex Schneider
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