Freight Car Trucks - 1
M
any years ago, those who modeled in HO scale had
few choices when it came to freight car trucks, and
it was all most modelers (or model manufactur-
ers) could do to recognize the differences between arch bar,
Andrews, "Bettendorf," and roller bearing trucks. The situation
today is much different. Prototype research has revealed a wide
variety of different truck designs, and model manufacturers have
produced HO scale representations of many of them. We're now
able to put the correct trucks under almost any HO scale freight
car – if we know what the correct trucks are and who makes
them in HO scale. Many modelers, however, still know little
From Arch Bars to
Roller Bearings ...
Freight Car Trucks
1900-1960
– Richard H. Hendrickson
Model Photos by the author
MRH-May 2013
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