I'm not familiar with the trucks, but did they have leaf springs? Caboose trucks mostly did (yes, I know you can always find an exception somewhere), to give a considerably better ride than the relatively cheap helical springs used on regular freight cars -- merchandise seldom complained. My 64:1 CASO freight crews will go on strike if I put helical-sprung trucks under one of their cabeese.
Steam locomotive tenders, generally regarded as the worst-tracking of all regular railroad vehicles, also usually had leaf springs in the 20th Century, although here you may find more exceptions, especially on shortlines, than with hacks, vans, brain cages, crummies, cabin cars, birdboxes or, ahem, cabooses. regards ... pqr ----- Original Message ----- From: raisinone To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 6:56 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} RE: Kaslo 19000 caboose trucks --- In [email protected], Jamie Bothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No. The same fellow wouldn't, but thanks for referring to me as a > "party"! That said if Jim and Dan (or anyone else ) had a correct > master I'd take on the job, or point out the guy who cast them for > me. I need a couple sets myself. > Jamie Bothwell > No interest..., Anymore building trucks in brass is a pretty sure money loser..., besides I already have all the NYC 19000 series cabooses I'll need. If my memory still works, NASG actually underwrote the production of 200 pairs of a "T" Section Bettendorf style truck when we (NASG) built five versions of the ACF 10000 gallon tank car in 1986. As I recall they sold for $19.95 and were snapped up pretty quick. Presumably some show up on the aftermarket on occasion. Of course the NASG tank cars were 80 bucks and Walt's cabooses were $99 bucks. Times change... Jim K. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
