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Converting a 70s era Atlas Boxcar to 3 rail operation.
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 5:41 pm
by philo426
Found this old Atlas lC boxcar at my local Hobby Shop.Had cheap plastic trucks and was way too light While I await the arrival if the Lionel diecast sprung trucks I ordered,I added aluminum plate weights and a crane cab for fun!
Re: Converting a 70s era Atlas Boxcar to 3 rail operation.
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:43 pm
by J. S. Bach
Those Atlas/Roco trucks are actually quite nice. I leave them on and substitute the Atlas/Roco two-rail wheelsets (when I can find them). About four ounces of weight over each truck seems to work for me. Good luck with the Lionel truck substitution. Note that you have the original IC release, the dot is over the "C" not the "I", I bought one when they came out just because of the error.
Re: Converting a 70s era Atlas Boxcar to 3 rail operation.
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:45 pm
by philo426
Plastic wheels and fixed couplers ...not enthused!
Re: Converting a 70s era Atlas Boxcar to 3 rail operation.
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:47 pm
by J. S. Bach
I agree on the plastic wheels.
Re: Converting a 70s era Atlas Boxcar to 3 rail operation.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:26 am
by philo426
Ok the trucks have arrived and have been mounted up .Very cool!
Re: Converting a 70s era Atlas Boxcar to 3 rail operation.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 11:03 am
by chuck
Nice job on the trucks.
Re: Converting a 70s era Atlas Boxcar to 3 rail operation.
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 2:49 pm
by philo426
Thanks!much better now!