Bluford Shop Trainfest Announcements!

[Bluford Craig]

Steve and I are in Milwaukee at Trainfest making our newest tooling announcements. Check the website:
www.bluford-shops.com

Craig

[Ian MacMillan]

B&M woodchip hoppers! Boo yeah!

[John]

extend those ribs all the way up and you can sell them as CSX Coke Express 

[lock4244]

Oh snap, look that those CN woodchipper! They didn't really operate in my locale, but I can't resist.

[davefoxx]

Looks like the wood chip hoppers all have friction bearing trucks.  Is that correct?  I like the Seaboard System cars but can't imagine friction bearing trucks still being in much use by 1983-86 (the SBD years).

[wcfn100]

I like the Seaboard System cars but can't imagine friction bearing trucks still being in much use by 1983-86 (the SBD years).

Of course, you knew it was coming.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1111348


Jason

[Mark5]

Looks like the wood chip hoppers all have friction bearing trucks.  Is that correct?  I like the Seaboard System cars but can't imagine friction bearing trucks still being in much use by 1983-86 (the SBD years).

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1111348

Mark

[pennsyfan1361]

What year where friction bearing trucks banned for interchange? I read in MR freight car book 1990 and I read online in a MR  article it was 1980. What year where they banned?      Thanks Rich

[Bluford Craig]

What year where friction bearing trucks banded for interchange? I read in MR freight car book 1990 and I read online in a MR  article it was 1980. What year where they banded?      Thanks Rich

Banned from interchange in 1994:  http://www.bluford-shops.com/bluford_93_029.htm

Craig

[C855B]

And besides that , wood chip service was/is usually not interchanged. It is a very-low-value commodity that typically is a discount deal running on the home RR only.

[davefoxx]

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1111348

Mark

Sweet!  Thank you, Mark! 

[jmlaboda]

A huge number of older trucks previously equipped with friction bearings were refitted with roller bearings with the only real way of identifying the conversion was the removal of the little door where the grease was added.  While recently released in HO there is no example in N-scale as of yet.

[screeh]

Excellent news!

CP had a few offset side hoopers with rib side extenisions in amongst the 356000-356024 and 358000-358599 series - I know the first run's barely been annouced but any chance we might see the multimark (and script) in the second run?

[Puddington]

Excellent news!

CP had a few offset side hoopers with rib side extenisions in amongst the 356000-356024 and 358000-358599 series - I know the first run's barely been annouced but any chance we might see the multimark (and script) in the second run?

Script....Script...Script..........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ok, Multimark too......... )

[Bluford Craig]

Script....Script...Script..........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ok, Multimark too......... )

Found the pic of the script car in the Morning Sun CP Color Guide. We've not seen pics of the multi-mark version. Either of you have a link you could share? We'd love to do them both.
Craig
Bluford Shops