02-27-2009, 10:09 PM
Apparently, I'm not in synch with Google. Where might I find a simple listing of the types of freight car trucks in use and the time periods?
02-27-2009, 10:09 PM
02-27-2009, 10:12 PM
See if this helps you Mountain Man
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Charlie
02-27-2009, 10:16 PM
Thank you! Bad news is that I bought the wrong trucks. 
02-27-2009, 10:17 PM
Odds are only you will know. 
02-28-2009, 07:57 AM
Good link! There is one thing it didn't include. Rib Back wheels were cast iron. These were not used on new equipment after 1957, and were banned from interchange use in 1970. Smooth back, or steel wheels started to appear in the mid 1920's.
Quote:Thank you! Bad news is that I bought the wrong trucks.I'm sure you will be able to use them somewhere.
02-28-2009, 11:27 AM
That is a pretty nice source. I think a little bit of the info on dates is slightly off (Vulcan trucks were in service in the teens)...but it is an excellent, concise source. It provides excellent directions.
For a really thorough discussion, especially for the fabricated truck era, obtain a copy a John H. White Jr's American Railroad Freight Car....my local library has it, as do many university libraries.
Trucks can be broken into two classes: cast and fabricated. Fabricated trucks dominated the 19th century. Cast trucks dominated the 20th century. While most modelers pretend that all wooden cars road arch bar trucks, there was actually a greater variety in fabricated trucks than cast.
Trucks fabricated out of wood and metal are great for models from the beginning until around 1880. Metal fabricated trucks were dominant from 1880 until around the 1920s. Cast trucks with friction bearings dominated throughout the super power era.
It is worth noting that the Colorado & Southern ng switched to cast trucks (Bettendorf) in 1907. Only the very first EBT steel cars were not built with cast (Vulcan) trucks...and the EBT put rolling bearings under an 1870s (or 1880s?) coach before WW2 for use with their doodlebug.
As a side note, US railroads stayed with cast iron wheels for far longer than our European counterparts. Far longer. We really developed that technology far beyond what could have been imagined when other countries began switching to steel.
For a really thorough discussion, especially for the fabricated truck era, obtain a copy a John H. White Jr's American Railroad Freight Car....my local library has it, as do many university libraries.
Trucks can be broken into two classes: cast and fabricated. Fabricated trucks dominated the 19th century. Cast trucks dominated the 20th century. While most modelers pretend that all wooden cars road arch bar trucks, there was actually a greater variety in fabricated trucks than cast.
Trucks fabricated out of wood and metal are great for models from the beginning until around 1880. Metal fabricated trucks were dominant from 1880 until around the 1920s. Cast trucks with friction bearings dominated throughout the super power era.
It is worth noting that the Colorado & Southern ng switched to cast trucks (Bettendorf) in 1907. Only the very first EBT steel cars were not built with cast (Vulcan) trucks...and the EBT put rolling bearings under an 1870s (or 1880s?) coach before WW2 for use with their doodlebug.
As a side note, US railroads stayed with cast iron wheels for far longer than our European counterparts. Far longer. We really developed that technology far beyond what could have been imagined when other countries began switching to steel.
02-28-2009, 12:20 PM
MountainMan Wrote:Apparently, I'm not in synch with Google. Where might I find a simple listing of the types of freight car trucks in use and the time periods?
what era do you model?
Jim
03-01-2009, 09:30 PM
circa 1900, standard gauge