Alexander Streamline pullman trucks

[Dennis Holler]

It's slow around here so will throw something out there...
I have come by a few shells and figuring out what I would have to gather in order to put a set of these together. Luckily, I have the Alexander book that actually has the drawings of these cars and shows all the dims for the vestibules and bottom plates so I think I can figure that out. So I know a pretty weak starting point, but it is what I have lol and sound like there aren't a ton of these floating around.

One thing I 'll be looking for is some trucks although I may have found some on a few junker passenger cars....
Kinda neat how the car ends are shaped to work with the floating vestibules.

[Dennis Holler]

Man, is it ever slow!!! Do I have to show pics of my JUNKER Exacta pullmans?????? GM&O for the Exacta's!
FOM PRR for the Alexanders..... Gonna need a pin-striper for them!!

[bob turner]

Sorry. I picked up an aircraft in Denver and really haven't been able to answer here - if I log in on an iPhone it logs me out everywhere else.
Ten really pleasant hours in a nice single engine taildragger - very tired.

I have exactly one Alexander streamline truck, although I have quite a few of those roller bearing hat trucks in use. Did not know they were Alexander.
Bob Stevenson has a Lobaugh master that I re-did with integral brake cylinders, but it is solid bearing, for Daylight cars. We could easily make a master for the roller bearing style, but we get 5% shrinkage.

I may have posted photos of the Alexander truck - but in the interests of saving Shutterfly space, I can shoot you an e-mail with the photo.

[bob turner]

Two days later - man, is it ever slow? I am offering to help.

[Dennis Holler]

Sorry Bob, Guilty!!!

I still work and unfortunately I am bot always happy from work and sometimes get a little thirsty. No excuse lol. I found several sets of trucks on a few cars offered by our good friend from Kentucky. I may bit the bullet and ahh purchase the cars for the trucks…….and if I still need some then we talk maybe. I do appreciate your offer of help!!! Thank you!!

I did just also receive another Exacta hulk and it is just that as I look at it!! Someone built the internal frame short so it will take some fixing. I found some Exacta drawing on line so that will help

[bob turner]

See these truck drawings at the top of the image?



I have two sets, currently under Kasiner style cars. I like them, but am not in love with them. Even compared with Lobaugh, they are quite crude.
If you get desperate, you probably have my e-mail by now.

[bob turner]

I am sure this shot is in my Doorstop Diesels thread, but here:



Note the truly unique passenger car trucks, cast for me by Dennis & Kathy. I think I like these better than the others under this K-Line fleet, which are Wasatch and Kemtron UP prototypes. One of my baggage cars has those really nice six axle Wasatch trucks under it - keep your eyes peeled when I depart.

Let me see if I have stored a shot of the Lobaugh hat trucks . . .

Yes, lots of photos! One of these is original Lobaugh, the other my version with integral brake cylinders:



The one on the left is Speer, the one on the right is BC models, using railroad enamels from the Sacramento shops (so I was told).