{"id":817,"date":"2008-04-22T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-22T03:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=817"},"modified":"2021-06-16T20:48:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T20:48:50","slug":"six-wheel-passenger-trucks-for-american-oo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=817","title":{"rendered":"Six Wheel Passenger Trucks for American OO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A question came into the OO list about 6 wheel Pullman trucks, as in which one would be the best one to copy today. While by far the most commonly seen truck of this type is the Scale-Craft truck, the version by Graceline was closer to scale and better looking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/003.jpg?resize=379%2C252&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1059\" width=\"379\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/003.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/003.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/003.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/003.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/003.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/003.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/003.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The truck on the bottom in the photo is Graceline, made just before WWII; the sideframe on top for comparison is Scale-Craft. Click on the photo for a close up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Graceline-MR-1-41.jpg?resize=264%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1060\" width=\"264\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Graceline-MR-1-41.jpg?w=393&amp;ssl=1 393w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Graceline-MR-1-41.jpg?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This ad introduced this truck to the model railroad world in January of 1941. Clearly, &#8220;they&#8217;re the finest in OO.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Famoco also made a 6 wheel truck, die cast, that I would be interested to see for comparison as well, but I don&#8217;t own an example of this truck, but it and the Nason six wheel truck are similar visually from the side to the Graceline truck. The Nason truck is however a bronze casting and very easy to recognize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, demand for a six wheel truck is low today as numbers of American prototype OO gaugers are also low today but if I were to vote for one to copy I would think about the Graceline version as a basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nason-Famoco-6-wheel-OO.jpg?resize=482%2C321&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1061\" width=\"482\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nason-Famoco-6-wheel-OO.jpg?w=888&amp;ssl=1 888w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nason-Famoco-6-wheel-OO.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nason-Famoco-6-wheel-OO.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nason-Famoco-6-wheel-OO.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UPDATE 2013: This final photo shows the other two styles of 6 wheel passenger trucks that were sold in American OO. On the left is a Nason truck, which is sand cast bronze. This one originally was three rail with the metal bolster parts; the two rail version would have a Bakelite block on the bolster area instead. The truck on the right is Famoco. Note the\u00a0integral\u00a0bolster of this die cast design as set up at the factory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In terms of pure operation, of all of these you can&#8217;t really beat Scale-Craft. Set up with good bolsters and wheelsets, these are bullet proof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A question came into the OO list about 6 wheel Pullman trucks, as in which one would be the best one to copy today. 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