Underbody freight car detail

[Anonymous]

Could anyone help me with a picture of underbody freight car brake detail, preferably of a 1940's era AAR 40Ft flat car.

[pcarrell]

I'm not sure where exactly on this site, but if it's anywhere I'd think it would be here;

http://www.steamfreightcars.com/

[pcarrell]

Hey!!!!!

I just looked on that site and there's no flat car prototype info. I'm sorry, maybe this isn't the place to look after all.

It does have a lot of other useful stuff though.

Some of the modelers photo's might be helpful.

[Anonymous]

AAR 40Ft flat car.
Try building a Tichy or a Red Caboose kit instead of upgrading a MDC car. Join the steam era Freight car Yahoo Group and you'll find a wealth of info. A Cal Scale detail pack has a typical brake layout drawing you could follow. Resin kits offer a more challenging kit with all the parts in the right places, try a Sunshine kit. Go to www.burlingtonroute.com and click on the Modeler's depot, HO Scale Plastic & Resin kit list / Flatcars tab/ FM11 to see a car I built. There is so many lead sheet squares underneath I didn't have much room for brake levers so I only modeled the major parts.
It'll handle 40+ cars behind it at the head end of a freight.

[Anonymous]

Thanks folks. I found everything I need at steam freight cars and a whole lot more.