Trucks for freight cars

[jwar]

Athern makes a plastic truck with timken roller bearing caps that turn. Prototype color for Timken roller bearing caps are silver, new out of the box.....John

[cacole]

The only metal ones with rotating end caps are Kato Barber S-2 Trucks, Walthers catalog number 381-31602, unless someone else has come out with them since the Walters catalog was published.

[NeO6874]

Kadee makes them, as does Intermountain.  I don't know if the roller-bearings actually move though, but each company sells them for $8  or less. 

Kadee 100 ton ASF trucks - $7.95/pr
Kadee 70 ton ASF trucks - $7.25/pr
Intermountain 50 ton ASF trucks - $3.95/pr

[BRAKIE]

I recently bought a CP/Soo covered hopper with "United Sugars" on the end above the reporting marks at a local train show and swap meet. I've noticed it has metal trucks and wheelsets that have axle ends and bearing caps that turn. I think it's an Athearn Genesis, but I'm not sure. I'm thinking of converting my entire fleet to these kind of wheelsets. Which companies make these? Can they be purchased seperate from the cars themselves, or do they only come with premium assembled cars? Thanks,

Mikeymbca

 

Those are made by Athearn..

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=ATHG4599

 

As you can see they are rather pricey..Street price is around $8.50

[Mikeymbca]

I recently bought a CP/Soo covered hopper with "United Sugars" on the end above the reporting marks at a local train show and swap meet. I've noticed it has metal trucks and wheelsets that have axle ends and bearing caps that turn. I think it's an Athearn Genesis, but I'm not sure. I'm thinking of converting my entire fleet to these kind of wheelsets. Which companies make these? Can they be purchased seperate from the cars themselves, or do they only come with premium assembled cars? Thanks,

Mikeymbca