Are these trucks anything like the old Balboa GN prototype passenger car trucks? If so, those can be found fairly cheaply ($100/car). See this EBay sale ( though this car is more than $100): https://www.ebay.com/itm/Balboa-Ho-Scale-Vista-Dome-Empire-Limited-Car-New-In-Box/133331223663?hash=item1f0b29046f:g:z5cAAOSwhcZeQw8H
Thanks! Brian Ehni (Sent from my iPhone) On May 1, 2020, at 6:22 PM, zephyr98072 <glenehaug@msn.com> wrote:
Dave:
As far as I know, the gallery car trucks were unique to those cars only. The wheel base was 8'-6", they had clasp brakes, the wheels were 33" and 12" brake cylinders were on the end of the truck and nearest the end of the car.
Are you looking for a plan of these trucks, or just want to model something close? I have a Budd plan of the truck that is a BN drawing, but it is huge (39" x 50") so I don't know what it would cost to reproduce it. It is a very detailed drawing (drawn to
1.5" = 1'-0") but only shows only the main casting details. There are no details of the brake cylinder or clasp brakes or brake frames.
Otherwise, you can make a close representative with the Walthers GSC-41-HR truck if you relocate the brake cylinders and you don't mind the 36" wheels and the 9' axle spacing.
Glen Haug
From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> on behalf of Dave Lotz <Dave_Lotz@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 1, 2020 8:10 AM
To: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io>; PassengerCarList@groups.io <PassengerCarList@groups.io>
Subject: [CBQ] CB&Q Gallery Car Trucks
Hi all,
I recently acquired a set of the HO scale, aluminum, Q gallery cars and the old Keil-Line trucks that are with them aren’t even close (even though they were marketed as such)! I referenced Railway Prototype Cyclopedia #6 to research if the gallery car trucks
were shown (or listed) and they are not. The Keil-Line trucks look similar to the 41-CN-11 Budd trucks. I know Overland imported these cars and I would assume that they had appropriate trucks made for them, but I doubt that any extras are to be had. Does
anyone know if the gallery car trucks were unique to these cars, or are there other Budd cars that have similar trucks?
Dave Lotz
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