Good evening,

Anybody know who makes these general coupler handlebars on the left (or whatever they're called?)  I can find some with Google but they seem a little more specific and finicky than these.  Thanks!

-Matt 

It's a new month and a new thread to share  your workbench progress! Inspire others to move a proiect forward. 

Eric

Eric Hansmann
Editor-at-Large, Model Railroad Hobbyist

Follow along with my railroad modeling:
http://designbuildop.hansmanns.org/

Spotted on Thingiverse, a compact 2-axle "drive bogie" you can 3-D print, with a shopping list of parts to power it.

Adjust the axle spacing in your favorite app, away you go.

Tim B

Hi – Wondering if anyone has experience removing a powered truck from an Athearn Ready to Roll SD40-2?  I bought three of these many years ago (brand new) and are finally getting around to working on them.  When I went to remove the side-frames, two locos came off easily while the third unit seemed to have some sort of manufacturing defect.  The tops of the side-frames were sanded down and when I tried to pull them off (gently of course) the mounting pins broke very quickly and easily.  It looks like they glued the side-frames to the truck itself.  I need to d