Golden Gate Railroad Museum is looking for four (4) wedges for 6x11 flatback journal brasses. The brasses are spares for 4-6-2 S.P. 2472's tender trucks.

Alternately, we are looking for a drawing of these wedges.

Any leads would be greatly appreciated!

Doug Debs
Golden Gate RR Museum: http://www.ggrm.org
Brightside yard, Niles Canyon Railway: http://www.ncry.org
tel: 408-433-2672 office, 650-856-3469 home
e-mail: doug.debs@fcimg.com

Check with Electric City Trolley Museum Ass'n., the volunteer group (NOT Electric City Trolley Museum & Station, the operating entity in Scranton). I donated some to them in 2003. Mike Trasino might be the contact.

Status update 9-27-2007:

Jason Sobczynski suggested I contact Magnus http://www.magnus-farley.com/products.htm, the traditional manufacturer of plain axle journal bearing brasses. Their primary business now is centrifugally-cast bronze traction motor support bearings and axle thrust bearings for EMD and GE locomotives. Although not listed on their website, they have a select few sizes of plain journal brasses available. They do not have any wedges for sale.

Therefore - per Jim Boylan's suggestion - I mailed a RFQ to the Electric City Trolley Museum Association.

Many thanks to Jason and Jim for their suggestions. Any other leads, and/or drawings, would be greatly appreciated.

- Doug Debs