Hi Bill; I recently purchased a pair of the Culp trucks from another list member, so I can answer definitly "no". The "Two level" trucks have four springs visible, with the bottoms of the two outer springs about 1/3rd higher than the inner pair. This is fairly subtle, so you may not readily see the difference.
There have been articles published on many of the prototype truck designs. >From the Kalmbach index: Freight Car Trucks, A Modelers Guide, part I Railmodel Journal, February 1990 page 28 Freight Car Trucks, a modeler's guide, part II Railmodel Journal, April 1990 page 60 I'm sure these will turn up on used magazine seller's lists or through a library reprint service. There are many designs (T-section Andrews anyone?) How much importance the differences have depends on your interest in the specific details. Pieter --- In [email protected], Bill Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <SNIP> > How do "Dahlman two-level" trucks compare to the ones made by Culp > Brothers about 55 years ago? > > I find that I can readily distinguish among the three basic types of > freight trucks: arch-bar, Andrews and Bettendorf. However, the > differences among the Bettendorf-style trucks are generally too > subtle for me. I do have some T-section trucks (from the 1980s NASG > tank car project), as well as some of the Culp trucks, but from a > distance they look to me like all my other Bettendorf-style trucks. > -- > Bill Roberts, Receiver > San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railway Co. > "The Mission Route" Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
