The newest HO scale
truck from
Tahoe
Model Works
is a
40-ton ARA truck
with a spring plank
and Barber Lateral
Motion device*. The
prototype truck was
made by the Scullin Steel Co. for the Illinois Central Railroad
in 1927 and is now at the Illinois Railway Museum. As with
all Tahoe trucks, this new model is a one-piece black acetate
plastic molding with separate brake shoe detail. It comes with
InterMountain non-magnetic, insulated metal RP-25 contour
wheelsets. A choice of standard width (item TMW-114) or
.088” wide (TMW-214) semi-scale wheelsets is available. The
trucks are priced at $8.35 a pair. Tahoe does not have a web-
site. When ordering direct add $3.00 shipping and handling.
Nevada residents please add 7.475% tax. Send orders to Tahoe
Model Works, 5801 Sheep Drive #7, Carson City, NV 89701-
1420. *For information about the Barber Lateral Motion device
go to
.
Tangent Scale Models
) has
released a new run of its highly-regarded Bethlehem Steel
3600 cu ft hopper cars. The HO scale models replicate the dis-
tinctive 100-ton quad hoppers built in the 1970s by Bethlehem
