4123-02 National B 70 Ton Plain Bearing

Another highly distinctive truck whose 70-ton variant has never been offered in HO scale before, the National B truck was an attempt to improve freight car ride quality and reduce maintenance costs.  It did, however, require some specialized parts, much to the chagrin of roads that did not operate them, should a car require repairs while on-line.  These were used on ACL U-7 phosphate hoppers, ATSF Ga-55 65' gondolas, ATSF Ga-56/59/64 Hart ballast hoppers, ATSF FT-u 60’ flatcars, CB&Q HC-1 180000-180099 1958 covered hoppers, CIM 7350-7449 coal gondolas, CN 118000-118999 3-bay offset hoppers, CN 142050-142749 48' gondolas, DM&IR 4950-4959 covered hoppers, PRR G26/A 65' gondolas (some), PRR G27 53' gondolas 344815-345182, PRR G28 53' gondolas 342600-343549, PRR G29 46' gondolas 357854-358653, PRR G30 53' war emergency gondolas (some) and PRR H30 covered hoppers (some).

Package contents: (1) pair of ready-to-run trucks with semi-scale (code 88) nickel silver wheelsets and brake detail.