4115-01 Buckeye 6-Wheel Journal Box

Our first 6-wheel truck!  This truck was modeled primarily for Magor USAX/DODX 
heavy-duty flatcars. Note the rounded ends of the sideframes, rather than the extended ends of most other Buckeye trucks.  Most typical Buckeye trucks featured clasp brakes (two brake shoes per wheel); however this one only uses one shoe per wheel.  The model trucks include correct 33” wheelsets and optional journal box lids, so you can model them either in their original plain bearing configuration or converted to roller bearings, as was done on the DODX flatcars starting in the late 1970s.  There are three mounting holes in the bolster of this truck: centered and offset to either side 5/32”.  This offset lines up with other plastic and brass Buckeye trucks on the market.  Take a look at photos of your favorite prototype and you may find others for which this truck is a match.

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