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Passenger Car Trucks By River Raisin Models

Key Info

Model Manufacturer:

River Raisin Models

Category:

passenger car

Name:

43-R

Bearings:

roller

Wheelbase:

?

Year Introduced:

1938

Model Info

Intended For:

scale

Year Introduced:

2013

 

Sprung:

yes

Equalized:

yes

Truck Material:

brass

Truck Finish:

unpainted

 

Wheels:

not included

 

Model Notes:

This 43-R triple bolster truck with its distinctive "Napoleon hat" journal housings was furnished on all Pullman-Standard passenger cars delivered in 1938, including the NYC and PRR (20th Century Limited and Broadway Limited), the AT&SF, UP, and others.


(image copyright © Dick Karnes; used by permission)

Key Info

Model Manufacturer:

River Raisin Models

Category:

passenger car

Name:

41-HR-11

Bearings:

roller

Wheelbase:

?

Year Introduced:

1940

Model Info

Intended For:

scale

Year Introduced:

2023

 

Sprung:

yes

Equalized:

yes

Truck Material:

brass

Truck Finish:

unpainted

 

Wheels:

not included

 

Model Notes:

Inside-swing-hanger. Used by many railroads under Pullman-Standard, Budd, and ACF passenger cars. The model was built by Boo Rim Precision out of Korea.


(image copyright © Bob Werre; used by permission)

(image copyright © Bob Werre; used by permission)

Key Info

Model Manufacturer:

River Raisin Models

Category:

passenger car

Name:

41-N-11

Bearings:

roller

Wheelbase:

?

Year Introduced:

1945

Model Info

Intended For:

scale

Year Introduced:

2023

 

Sprung:

yes

Equalized:

yes

Truck Material:

brass

Truck Finish:

unpainted

 

Wheels:

not included

 

Model Notes:

Inside-swing-hanger. Used by many railroads under Pullman-Standard, Budd, and ACF passenger cars. The model was built by Boo Rim Precision out of Korea.


(image copyright © Ed Loizeaux; used by permission)

(image copyright © Ed Loizeaux; used by permission)

(image copyright © Ed Loizeaux; used by permission)

(image copyright © Ed Loizeaux; used by permission)

Key Info

Model Manufacturer:

River Raisin Models

Category:

passenger car

Name:

SP-43

Bearings:

solid/friction

Road Name:

Southern Pacific (SP)

Wheelbase:

?

Year Introduced:

1938

Model Info

Intended For:

scale

Year Introduced:

2013

 

Sprung:

yes

Equalized:

yes

Truck Material:

brass

Truck Finish:

unpainted

 

Wheels:

not included

 

Model Notes:

This is similar to the River Raisin Models' "43-R" triple bolster truck, except that it has plain journals instead of roller-bearing journals, and two brake cylinders per side instead of one. This version was used by the Southern Pacific.

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