Regarding the ore car question in the January 2014 issue in te Questions ad Answers section: Might the prototype be a Quebec, North Shore and Labrador car? Eric Stevens used the prototype QNS&L ore car for a dollar model project in a 1050s era Model Railrader article. A quick web earch showed a few photos of QNS&L ore cars similiart the Bachmann model.

Drew

As part of a mixed lot of HO rolling stock, I got a couple items that I don't know what they are.  I don't know if they are just part of the frame of something and the rest of the car is missing, or if they are some kind of open frame car for carrying steel or something similar.

Here are a couple pictures of the first one.

I have a used Fleischman F7A diesel that I am hoping to repair.  The motor itself, if removed from the loco and powered, spins very freely.  The problem is, there is a coupling missing between the motor and the rest of the drive train on one end. I was thinking perhaps there is a way I could fabricate a part, but if I can find a supplier and buy one that might be preferable.

Here are pictures to describe what I am looking at.  First, here is the loco still assembled in case anyone recognizes it that way:

I could use some advice.  I have 2 Athearn Genesis sound locos (an F7A/B and an MP15) that have the dreaded intermittent electrical pickup problems.  I have NWSL wheel sets on order that were recommended on Tony's Train Xchange website as a fix to the problem.  The fix says to use the wheels plus Electrolub in the journal cavity.  Problem is, I don't know that electrolub is available any more.

Does anyone know of a readily available substitute for Electrolub?

Thanks,

John C