Arch Bar Truck

ACE Model Railroad Company

00040

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

1972

Metal Kit

unpainted

5'6"

Black-plated nickel-silver wheels insulated only on one side. Fully sprung. For "scale" applications. Standard for the turn-of-the-century PRR cars.

ACE Model Railroad Company

00091

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

1972

Metal Kit

unpainted

5'6"

Black-plated nylon wheels. Fully sprung. For "scale" applications. Standard for the turn-of-the-century PRR cars.

ACE Model Railroad Company

00093

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

1972

Metal Kit

unpainted

5'6"

Black-plated nylon wheels. Fully sprung. For "hi-rail" applications. Standard for the turn-of-the-century PRR cars.

ACE Model Railroad Company

00095

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

1972

Metal Kit

unpainted

5'6"

Black-plated nylon wheels. Fully sprung. Includes A.F. coupler adaptor stampings. For "hi-rail" applications. Standard for the turn-of-the-century PRR cars.

ACE Model Railroad Company

1420

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

Die-cast

unpainted

Originally available with either nylon scale, nylon hi-rail, steel scale, or steel hi-rail, 36" wheels.

ACE Model Railroad Company

1421

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

Die-cast

unpainted

33" wheels. Heavier trucks that appeared under larger truss-rod cars and early steel-underframe cars.

ACE Model Railroad Company

4033

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

Die-cast

unpainted

Originally available with either nylon scale, nylon hi-rail, steel scale, or steel hi-rail, 33" wheels.

ACE Model Railroad Company

4036

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

Die-cast

unpainted

Originally available with either nylon scale, nylon hi-rail, steel scale, or steel hi-rail, 36" wheels.

Coronado Scale Models

TRS-120

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

Brass Kit

unpainted

4'6" wheelbase

Dayton Model Products

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

Die-cast

unpainted

Iron Rail Models

IR-1300-33MS

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

Die-cast

unpainted

Jason's Brass Poles (click for web site)

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

3D-printed Plastic

unpainted

With leaf springs. $7 per pair.

Kemtron

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

Brass Kit

unpainted

Equalized light trucks ideal for older, lighter truss-rod cars.

Midgage Models

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

1947

Brass Kit

unpainted

5'3"

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Brass sideframes, plastic bolster. The supplemental link is the assembly instructions for the truck kit.

Miniature Machine

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

Brass

unpainted

5'6"

This was the first S-scale truck to feature code 110 wheels (before the NASG standards were changed). This advancement by Barney Daehler was driven by the compatibility problems on 3-rail dual-gauge (narrow and standard) track with the old 1950s NMRA standards for track and wheels. The wheelbase is 5'6". These truck kits included beautifully-detailed lost-wax brass sideframes, a stamped-brass bolster, stamped-brass spring planks, and code 110 steel wheels. Brake shoes weren't provided, but the sideframes have brackets for mounting them; plastic brakes from San Juan Details (former Grandt Line On3) would be best for avoiding the risk of shorts. The model shown in the photo has the gentle patina of rust on the wheel treads after several decades, even after being kept in a dehumidified room.

Miniatures From The North

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

2021

3D-printed Plastic

painted

Fitted with nylon cone bearings for smooth rolling.

Omnicon Scale Models

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

Brass

unpainted

Leaf-spring tender truck, which can be used for cabooses as well. 33" wheels.

Pre-Size Model Specialties (click for web site)

PS569

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

3D-printed Plastic Kit

unpainted

Sold per pair, these trucks are 3D-printed in black resin with nylon bearing inserts. They are sprung and equalizing. The springs are black. The wheels are machined stainless steel, code 110, blackened. Assembly is required. These are produced by Miniatures from the North in Canada (Simon Parent).

Rex Engineering

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

Die-cast

unpainted

5'9"

The model in the photo is owned by David Felmley. The truck was manufactured by Howard Phillips (the "P" in S&P Distributors who owned the Rex Engineering product line at the time). Sprung and equalized, these cast-brass trucks would accept any blunt-end 1/16" axle; shown here with Culp Brothers' diecast 33" wheels representing ribbed-back cast-iron prototypes.

Train Stuff

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

1983

Metal Kit

Wiseman Model Services (click for web site)

SARCHBAR

Freight Car Truck

Arch Bar

White Metal Kit

unpainted

5'6"

Sprung. Kit does not come with wheels.