One topic I have not written about extensively is that of vintage track products in American OO. Track was an obvious concern of OO gaugers
Back in 2015 I had a closer look article on Famoco 6-wheel passenger trucks. They are of a different design than S-C trucks, and at
Besides the full floor castings seen on Lionel boxcars, the Nason cast boxcar, and a number of Scale-Craft models (boxcars, stock cars, and late style
Back in 2008 a brief article was posted, briefly showing the four types of 6 wheel passenger trucks marketed commercially in American OO scale. Worthy
A recent article featured these two cars in progress toward rebuilding, and they are now complete. They are both Graceline cars. They came to
Model Railroad Equipment Corporation put out a large catalog of model railroad supplies (144 pages!) that was first advertised in the December, 1949 issue of
One phenomena seen more often than I would like among old die castings is what I loosely call “rot.” The more formal term for this
Recognizing at least the most common brands of classic, printed car sides is important to the OO gauger today. I have written about all four
Scale-Craft freight trucks are a standard in OO. The first die-cast truck produced in OO, they were introduced in 1937 and are the most common
Another major American OO manufacturer was the Famous Model Company, better known as Famoco. Operating from Baldwin, Long Island, owner Ted Menten reported in a
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