Atlas/MTH Trains

[webenda]

That auto rack will scale out to 22 inches. Yet it will "run" on O-42? That is going to involve some serious overhang. Two rail is limited to what would be O-72 (36" radius).

Two modifications allow running scale auto racks on O-31 track, 1) shorten the stirrup steps, 2) remove the coupler and fasten to car undercarriage ala some of the cars Rufus builds.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

...........fasten to car undercarriage ala some of the cars Rufus builds.

Radial couplers....tricky backing cars.

Nice - one of the Hardendorf drawings.

[webenda]

...........fasten to car undercarriage ala some of the cars Rufus builds.

Radial couplers....tricky backing cars.

Nice - one of the Hardendorf drawings.

Did you notice, one of the references for the drawing is Electric Railway Journal?
Did you know that the Smithsonian has scanned a few issues and they are available online for free?
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[Rufus T. Firefly]

...........fasten to car undercarriage ala some of the cars Rufus builds.

Radial couplers....tricky backing cars.

Nice - one of the Hardendorf drawings.

Did you notice, one of the references for the drawing is Electric Railway Journal?
Did you know that the Smithsonian has scanned a few issues and they are available online for free?
CATALOG
https://library.si.edu/digital-library/ ... ay-journal
ELECTRONIC VERSION
https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/i ... erm=484258
CHOSE AN ISSUE
https://dds.crl.edu/crldelivery/16285
SCAN PAUSED? CLICK AND CONTINUE

Also in Wagner's Traction Planbook (got a copy...) and also Charlie Pitts' name is on there - know him but had not noticed his name on those diagrams before. Wish I had had that diagram maybe 10 years ago when I was researching building CERA trailers. Standard trailers with 16 or more variations...."standard", Plans I have are 17/64ths and I have a 17/64ths CERA trailer as well.

[E7]

Imagine that running at typical 3 rail speeds!

[G3750]

More pressure on the used market, I would expect.

Those of us that sell there are optimistic

Yes. And with the other half of your split personality (the buy side) you are pessimistic Right? Or aren't you two talking?

George

[Rufus T. Firefly]

More pressure on the used market, I would expect.

Those of us that sell there are optimistic

Yes. And with the other half of your split personality (the buy side) you are pessimistic Right? Or aren't you two talking?

I buy very little vs. sales numbers.

[G3750]

Those of us that sell there are optimistic

Yes. And with the other half of your split personality (the buy side) you are pessimistic Right? Or aren't you two talking?

I buy very little vs. sales numbers.

Yeah, but which of you do I believe?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Yeah, but which of you do I believe?

The other one.

[v8vega]

Unless you have a huge layout why would you want one of those real long cars?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Unless you have a huge layout why would you want one of those real long cars?

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