Freight Truck Information

Model Railroader Prototype information for the modeler
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[soapbox] Please correct me if I am wrong, but I seem to recall an issue of MR that had a section devoted to freight trucks, complete with descriptions, pictures (very important for some os old farts) and eras. I searched back 5 years in my collection and came across only one issue that had information on Passenger trucks. Am I imagining that I saw one on freight? Does anybody know what year and month this article may have appeared, or should I just cut out the middleman and walk into the looney bin now?

Really ned halp on this one fellas and gals. Thanks.[:I]

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Hi “trainnut,” There’s nothing wrong with your memory, at least not on this subject. You were probably thinking of this article: Modeler’s guide to freight car trucks Model Railroader, December 2003 page 72 types and uses identified ( TRUCK, “WILSON, JEFF”, MR ) You can find articles from our past issues in the online Model Train Magazine Index on this Web site. So long, Andy

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Thanks Andy, that was the article I was looking for.

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There was also an article in either Feb. or March issue of this year that covered box cars of the UP.