Product Description
#504 A.S.F.® A-3 Ride Control® 50 Ton Trucks with 33" Smooth Back Wheels - HO Scale
Metal Fully Sprung Equalized Trucks
Mounts with a #2 or 2-56 screw.
Mounting Screws not Included.
Introduced in the 1940’s - Used in interchange service through 1994.
The A. S. F.® A-3 Ride Control® 50-ton freight truck was introduced in the 1940's and is one of the forerunners of modern freight trucks. Features embodied into this design include a longer spring travel, no spring planks and constant friction control using friction castings in the bolster to dampen excessive lateral roll of the car. These design features allowed for a higher train speed with less danger of derailment than previous designs. ASF® sold over 140,000 sets by 1949. This truck is excellent for modeling the transition era up to 1994 when friction bearings were no longer allowed in interchange service.
Screws not included
