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Question About Micro-Trains Gondolas
« on: July 19, 2012, 06:30:31 PM »
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I have an odd request. I need to know which MTL gondola(s) came with black bettendorf trucks, but one truck had a short extension coupler and the other truck had a medium extension to clear the side-mounted brake wheel on a drop-end gondola. I just don't want to go on ebay and buy any drop-end gondola and find out it has roller bearing trucks.

Oh yeah, does anyone know if any cushion underframe box cars had bettendorf trucks?


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Re: Question About Micro-Trains Gondolas
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2012, 06:59:46 PM »
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The ones with the brakewheel on the sides.  The longer coupler was to prevent hitting the brakewheel on tight radius curves, in theory.

Cushion underframes were certainly used in conjunction with Roller Bearing journal equipped trucks, not bettendorf friction journal trucks that I have ever seen.
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Re: Question About Micro-Trains Gondolas
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2012, 07:02:24 PM »
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Why not just buy the trucks separately?  The standard coupler box and medium-extended coupler box versions have been available as separate items for decades.
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Re: Question About Micro-Trains Gondolas
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2012, 07:10:39 PM »
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Quote from: bbussey on July 19, 2012, 07:02:24 PM
Why not just buy the trucks separately?  The standard coupler box and medium-extended coupler box versions have been available as separate items for decades.

I only need one medium extension truck. I already have one from a drop-end gondola I bought a while ago and didn't note the roadname before I took the trucks/couplers off so I could body-mount couplers.


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Re: Question About Micro-Trains Gondolas
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2012, 07:14:36 PM »
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Still cheaper to pick up a pair of the (if I remember correctly) #1003 or #1033 trucks rather than pilfering a set from an auction acquisition.
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Re: Question About Micro-Trains Gondolas
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2012, 12:47:18 PM »
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Quote from: wazzou on July 19, 2012, 06:59:46 PM

Cushion underframes were certainly used in conjunction with Roller Bearing journal equipped trucks, not bettendorf friction journal trucks that I have ever seen.

Wow, I just came across this:

http://jimsands2.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=68709


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Re: Question About Micro-Trains Gondolas
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2012, 01:23:52 PM »
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Kis - It is important to note that those are not friction bearing trucks.  If you look closely, you can see that the trucks are retrofitted with roller bearing journals, thus the removal of the friction journal covers.

Good effort though.   :D
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Re: Question About Micro-Trains Gondolas
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2012, 01:36:46 PM »
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Quote from: wazzou on July 20, 2012, 01:23:52 PM
Kis - It is important to note that those are not friction bearing trucks...

Close enough for me! :P


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