Passenger Car Trucks By SouthWind Models
Key Info
Model Manufacturer:
SouthWind Models
Category:
passenger car
Name:
4-wheel Outside Bearing
Bearings:
roller
Road Name:
Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Wheelbase:
8'0"
Model Info
Intended For:
scale
Sprung:
yes
Equalized:
yes
Truck Material:
brass
Truck Finish:
unpainted
Wheels:
36"
Finish:
blackened
Material:
nickel-silver
Model Notes:
These were imported as part of the company's PRR express reefers, baggage cars (class P50b), and class P70 coaches, and were also available separately.
(image copyright © Ed Kirstatter; used by permission)
(image copyright © Dick Karnes; used by permission)
Key Info
Model Manufacturer:
SouthWind Models
Category:
passenger car
Name:
6-wheel Drop-equalized
Bearings:
solid/friction
Wheelbase:
?
Model Info
Intended For:
scale
Sprung:
no
Equalized:
no
Truck Material:
brass
Truck Finish:
unpainted
Wheels:
36"
Finish:
blackened
Material:
nickel-silver
(image copyright © Bill Winans; used by permission)
Key Info
Model Manufacturer:
SouthWind Models
Category:
passenger car
Name:
4-wheel
Bearings:
solid/friction
Wheelbase:
?
Model Info
Intended For:
scale
Sprung:
yes
Equalized:
yes
Truck Material:
brass
Truck Finish:
unpainted
Wheels:
36"
Finish:
blackened
Material:
nickel-silver
Model Notes:
These trucks were imported as part of the NYC heavyweight passenger cars the company imported, but they were also available separately. Both photos show the same model, where there is a diagonal brace outboard of the journal pedestals. Express reefers had these. Mail- and passenger-carrying heavyweight passenger cars did not have those diagonal braces. SouthWind imported both versions, although it is easy enough to remove the diagonal braces, if not appropriate.
(image copyright © Bill Winans; used by permission)
(image copyright © Dick Karnes; used by permission)