The truck that Des Plaines Hobbies has (generally called "Budd Buddies") is the 41-NDO-11, to stick with the Pullman Company designations. These were first introduced in 1954 and were not really that widely used. The more widely used "outside swing hanger" passenger car truck was the 41-CUDO-11. Hindsight is always 20/20 but I've often wondered why that truck was not done instead. OTOH, the only real difference is the wheel base so I guess close enough is good enough... for most...
The truck that RRM is working on is the pre-War (1937) triple bolster 43-R and 43-SP (again Pullman Company designations) version. These were used on the SP as well as the 1938 "Century" and "Broadway" trains, among others. Triple bolster trucks present a totally different look than either of the previously mentioned versions. Jim Kindraka Plymouth, WI --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > Bob, ( Mr. Hogan that is) I was aware that the BB trucks were different > than the AM style, but it too was a fairly widely used truck. (skip) > > Then again I understand that River Raisin was working on a SP/UP style > truck that I might be interested in. > > Bob Werre > PhotoTraxx > > > Bob... > > > > The "Budd Buddy" truck is a totally different truck with more limited > > application. We just had this discussion on the list two months ago > > (or so). > > > > Either version of the AM trucks are 41-N-11, the most common and most > > used passenger truck. With the BTS brake cylinders and slack adjusters > > added, either version makes a good representation of the 41-N-11 > > truck. The sprung version we were talking about is the better looking > > and better tracking of the two. It also reproduces the shock absorber. > > BUDD, Pullman-Standard and ACF all used the 41-N-11 truck on their > > cars, depending on the road. > > > > Ron mis-labels these as "Commonwealth" trucks. Others call them "BUDD" > > trucks. Neither name is correct. We need to use the Pullman > > designation, per above. > > > > Ron is going to re-run them. If he sees that the current demand is > > strong, that might force him to do it sooner rather than later. It's > > all economics. > > > > Bob Hogan > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
