Seeking info on Compatible Trucks for early 1900s Rolling stock

[crisger]

I am working to import Rolling Stock constructed for the Rollins Pass route and need trucks and couplings that are correct as possible..need trucks for truss rod box car, truss rod Gon, flat, and early closed vestibule wooden passenger cars by pullman who also did the freight cars and some Cabesse..here are photos or plans of the trucks needed this will be for 2012 and TANE..a huge thank you for any suggestions..and as i have time i will look thru the available equipment too.

We had these all made complete but importing them seems better to use what already exists and runs with the Trainz animations as i was not sure how the wheel sets and such work here yet.

here is the data from an expert on the Rollins route history, John Emmot

Passenger car trucks early cars
The 70X, 661,672 and 800 from the St Charles company via the Chesapeake
Beach RR probably had the same style trucks from 1899. They were two
axle 8' wheelbase trucks. I think they had three or four leaf springs.

Later Steel sided Pullman Pass Cars
The 1906 Pullman cars (71X and 67X) had the same trucks for all. Similar
two axle 8' wheelbase. They had five leaf springs.

The 1913 Pullman steel cars, 90X and 560) were similar two axle, 8'
wheelbbase, but they were welded frames, not riveted.

Freight Sets
The freight cars were all archbar style with 5'6" wheelbase. Probably no
visible diff for box and gon. Caboose had leaf springs not coil. The
flatcars were also archbar, but appear to be a bit squaty, ie. not as
high in the frame.

When in service many of the freight cars had a white dot on the outside
of the wheels so crew could tell if they were rolling or dragging.

John

661 baggage truck

715 passenger truck

Box car Truck

caboose truck

flat car truck

Pullman Truck style

thanks in advance for help on this from anyone.

Chris

 

[JCitron]

Hi Chris,

PM user pencil42. He might know this since he makes assets from that era.

John

 

[crisger]

Hi John, good idea, i was looking at his stuff just yesterday. Good call, i will give him a PM over the weekend. No rush on this just trying to sort things out and I really appreciate how helpful everyone is, ...it is very nice.

thanks again

Chris

 

[normhart]

pencil42's web site and forum http://www.carsoncarshops.com/

 

[crisger]

Thanks Norm he has been very nice helping me in the past and even did a special version of one of his very nice Gons for me to study and learn from for texturing in Trainz format. His work is really nice and that V & T route fascinating and I really enjoy seeing the progress as it is an era very similar to the Rollins and has a lot of similarities. thanks again for that link Norm and for the help with the rotary plow. I will work on getting that fixed up and then do some repaints over the weekend.