----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] . . . . . . . I was not even aware that the American Models house car underbody was backward. . . . . . . . . > > > > > > > > > > > > > Few of us know all the details of the brake rigging of all rail cars, but there are a few ways to spot gross violations of brake rigging principles. One should know the difference between pipes that carry air pressure and rods that transmit push or pull. There is no interconnection except via the brake cylinder. And the rod that comes out of the brake cylinder almost always points toward the end with the brake wheel. The one exception I know of is the Evan RBL (DPH/SSA).
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Mich
