hi i am kinda new to this forum but veteran to the trains forum. Anyway i had gotten this railcar from my grandpa when he died it isa special wisconsin and southern car thatwas used when anew business opened up and i waslooking at it onedayand i had found out that oneof the couplerswere broken off of it. It has the normal style couplers compared to a real car but one is broken off so i am wondering wherei could find suchacoupler for it
may i mind you the car is dated 1989
please mind the crappy spacebar
Replacement couplers are easy to find but we need more info and / or pics. Do you who made the car? Most have manufacturer markings on the bottom.
My first guess would be Charles Ro (aka USA Trains) or possibly Delton, LGB, or Bachmann.
-Brian
i have no idea who made the trucks on the car
the car was actually built from the box company Smurfit Stone container back in 1989 it was used during the grand opening. but the boxcar trucks are probably a good name although i dont see any name or numbers on the trucks
i have pictures but dont know how to post them
Perhaps a local club could steer you in the right direction. It would appear that someone with some knowledge needs to actually look at it to determine just what you have there! Maybe a local hobby shop (preferably one that deals in G scale)!
email me the pics and I will post them. Its altterrain (at) yahoo.com
Here's the pic -
The box car is card stock. Definitely not garden worthy. One good rain and its mush. The trucks are USA Trains Andrews style trucks.
I think that little Sante Fe Is gonna have some trouble.
GearDrivenSteam I think that little Sante Fe Is gonna have some trouble.
Specially since that means a "4 rail" mainline?
Tom Trigg
Stone Container Corporation makes cardboard boxes, and that's what the car is made of; so there's no telling whose trucks they used. Since it was a freebie, no doubt the cheapest they could find. Meant to be only a display model.
cacole Stone Container Corporation makes cardboard boxes, and that's what the car is made of; so there's no telling whose trucks they used. Since it was a freebie, no doubt the cheapest they could find. Meant to be only a display model.
He sent me some close up pics of the trucks where you can clearly see they are the USAT trucks like on this car -
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