Re: Passenger Car Trucks

Posted by Keith Hayes on May 30, 2015; 12:20am
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/Passenger-Car-Trucks-tp2156p2419.html

The Friends of the C&TS have embarked on a project (okay, it started a couple years ago) to build some brand new MCB passenger car trucks. You can see some photos of the dry assembly of the oak parts here: http://www.coloradonewmexicosteamtrain.org/FriendsForum/viewtopic.php?f=118&t=2697. This is the upper part of the truck. The Friends are both investing in brand new castings for some of the metal parts and fabricating the giant outside equalizer piece from sheet parts.

You should look at all the worksession photos for photos of various repairs. Plus, a GRAMPS tank car is almost finished. Who doesn't like a GRAMPS tank care?

I volunteered at Friends worksessions for ten years, and learned a ton about railroad equipment. I am a much sharper modeler as a result.

You get to hang out in the vicinity of live steam locomotives and I have become friends with some darn nice folks.