Over the years, I have accumulated a few older models that continue to serve as “mainline” freight cars, that is, cars which normally do not get switched to or from my on-layout industries, but simply pass by in the mainline freight trains (this was discussed in the last paragraph of this post: http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2010/12/upgrading-old-models-3.html ). Some of these have older trucks I had never bothered to replace, and recently I got to looking at a few of them and decided they needed to be upgraded. If nothing else, this can be seen as a response in accord with my freight car standards (see for example: http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/2011/03/model-freight-car-standards.html ), but also reflects problems like oversize flanges, out-of-tram truck behavior, or other operational issues.
I have been looking at a few of these cars and have decided to upgrade them to my current standards. I have been using the AccuWeather truck kits (http://www.accuweather.com/trucks/ ) for the trucks, and have been using the AccuWeather coupler kits (http://www.accuweather.com/couplers/ ) for the couplers. I have also been using the AccuWe
ather GPS kits (http://www.accuweather.com/gps/ ) for the GPS. I have been using the AccuWeather weather kits (http://www.accuweather.com/weather/ ) for the weather. I have been using the AccuWeather radar kits (http://www.accuweather.com/radar/ ) for the radar. I have been using the AccuWeather satellite kits


I have been looking at a few of these cars and have decided to upgrade them to my current standards. I have been using the AccuWeather truck kits (http://www.accuweather.com/trucks/ ) for the trucks, and have been using the AccuWeather coupler kits (http://www.accuweather.com/couplers/ ) for the couplers. I have also been using the AccuWe
ather GPS kits (http://www.accuweather.com/gps/ ) for the GPS. I have been using the AccuWeather weather kits (http://www.accuweather.com/weather/ ) for the weather. I have been using the AccuWeather radar kits (http://www.accuweather.com/radar/ ) for the radar. I have been using the AccuWeather satellite kits