New USAT 60ft box cars

Marty_Cozad · August 3, 2011, 12:46am

I did not have much time after worktoday, but I did get the coupler raised (body mounted) very easy to do.

sitting next to an Evans car

I think I need a few more to weather up.

snowshoe · August 3, 2011, 1:00am

They look too new Watch out for Rooster he likes to tag everything new. They look good.

admin1 · August 3, 2011, 2:29am

Looking good, Marty. I really like the look of modern equipment, even if I model in 1:20.3!

Greg_Greg_Elmassian · August 3, 2011, 3:52am

Will be looking forward to your Kadee conversion Marty. Are you going to try to retain the USAT shock control box? Here’s pix of the coupler box open

(http://www.elmassian.com/images/stories/rollingstock/usat/60_shock_control/coupler_box1.jpg)

(http://www.elmassian.com/images/stories/rollingstock/usat/60_shock_control/coupler_box2.jpg)

Maybe you can find a way to attach a Kadee to the long shaft? Greg

AndyC · August 3, 2011, 1:07pm

I picked up one 60 ft boxcar from Robby last Wednesday… Ran it last weekend on the Club Layout, at a GTE show… Car ran well right out of the box… I raised the coupler on one end, to mate uop with my body mounts… Just watch out for those 4 screws at the corners of the coupler box… Man, those are tiny… Greg didn’t show them in the pics…

Greg_Greg_Elmassian · August 3, 2011, 1:54pm

Hard to see those little suckers!

(http://www.elmassian.com/images/stories/rollingstock/usat/60_shock_control/60_box_shock1.jpg)

Greg

Marty_Cozad · August 3, 2011, 9:35pm

Based on time , I’m just using the stcok coupler.
lots to do before Sept, plus working full time.

AndyC · August 3, 2011, 11:48pm

I used the stock USA coupler supplied with the 60 ft boxcar… it mated nicely with my kadees, and had no problems during operations… I did use it as the last car on the train, as I still had the rear coupler on the lower position…