In a picture I have of one of these cars (on the DZ in
1967), they have leaf springs supporting the
bolsters. Postwar Q trucks were drop-equalizer inside
swing bolster trucks.
sjl
--- Original Message ---
From: "docdenny34" <danspach@m...>
To: BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BRHSlist] Re: Prewar Budd Trucks
>Charlie Vik inquires about prewar Budd trucks.
>
>Although I cannot be specific as to specifications
and numbering,
>probably the most interesting and unusual truck that
Budd supplied to
>the Burlington was the series under the cars for the
General Pershing
>Zephyr (and the aft end of the SILVER CHARGER
itself), and some added
>"pool" cars supplied at the same time (1939). These
trucks are
>distinctive in that they were reputedly the very
first to have disc
>brakes. They are readily identified by having
truncated sideframe ends
>(because the trucks needed no brake hangers). To my
knowledge, these
>trucks were "orphans" that were not supplied on any
other cars to any
>other railroad. If I am wrong on this, please correct
me.
>
>These trucks were very much different than what Budd
supplied to
>postwar Burlington cars with disc brakes.
>
>BTW, some of these series of Budd built cars were
both then and now
>some of the very longest passenger cars ever built
(89'), one of which
>SILVER CHEST/EXPRESS? apparently still exists in
Beech Grove, IN. I
>last saw it as an Amtrak exhibition car at the 1991
CSRM Railfair.
>
>Another car of this series, the SILVER STAR (diner-
obs) reportedly had
>its name changed to SUNDOWNER anticipating its sale
to Newman Mining,
>and subsequent shipment to their heavy-haul ore line
in Western
>Australia. Does anyone know whether this handsome car
still exists?
>
>Denny
>
>
>
>
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