Thanks for that information. I needed it because I have six XM-32 ready to paint and decal, and I was wondering If I could use Allied trucks on one car. Since I model 1953, the answer is no for both express and freight service.
Nelson Moyer
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Jeff Kling
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] Allied trucks in freight service
Nelson,
I found the answer to your question when I reread the article all the way through. I had stopped when I got to the section with all the detail photos. Under the notes it read the 150 cars were painted Pullman green. The remaining 50 were painted standard freight
colors. The 150 had their steam and signal lines removed 1947-48 and had freight stenciling applied. From 1948-51 they were repainted and lettered standard freight colors.
My question was more alluding but I found the answer. The express boxcars had been returned to freight service because they had been replaced with converted troop kitchens which also road on allied trucks. I found a possible answer at Railway Preservation News
in a memo from the New Haven.
"On Jan 5, 1955, the AAR Car Construction committee recommended that effective Jan 1, 1956 all Allied Full-Cushion trucks on freight and passenger cars be
equipped with improved swing hanger and swing hanger shoe.
On Feb 3, 1955, PRR train 54 (passenger) had a bad derailment coming east from Chicago with failure on one of these trucks. Following this, the PRR issued the following notice to various railroads including the New Haven:
“Effective at once and until further notice the Pennsylvania Railroad will not handle passenger head end cars equipped with ‘Allied Full-Cushion’ trucks on passenger carrying trains. To avoid excessive delay the loading and
routing of cars so equipped should be prohibited via the PRR. This order does not apply to cars of B&O and CB&Q ownership who have made necessary changes. Please arrange. D 204.”
Though the notice from PRR was about passenger trains it was interesting the Q was exempted because of upgrades. I'm assuming if they upgraded the trucks in passenger service they probably did the 200 freight cars as well. Also I could not find any information
on allied truck derailments in freight trains. From what I could find the Allied trucks were never banned or outlawed. The AAR Car committee proposed recommendations banning them in interchange but no actions were ever taken. They just fell out of favor and
by the end of the 50's they were no longer used under revenue cars but many continued on in work service. So from this I will feel justified having a 40' Q freight car with Allied trucks on my layout set in the spring of '56.
Jeff Kling
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