"john4flyer" asked: >LTI has issued two different TTUX container trains <snip> Does >anyone know if these are correctly scaled for "S"? They look a >little big to me.
Good eye, John. They are too big, too wide, that is. The trailer length comes in at about 45 scale feet, which is protoypical enough, but their width is over 9'4", well over the 8'6" prototype maximum. They also have way too much "air" over the tires. The spine cars themselves will not carry true 1/64th scale trailers (such as those by AM, SHS, Ertl, Winross, PEM/Hartoy, Spec-cast, Penjoy, etc.) because the spine is too wide to get between the inner wheels of accurately scaled trailers. Another shortcoming is that Lionel used their usual AF freight trucks on the spinecars, which of course depict "plain bearing" trucks, not roller bearing trucks. Other than all that, the cars are... uh, real spiffy. ;^) Chuck F. S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
