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| Author: | Hank Morris [ Thu Sep 05, 2002 12:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Baldwin trolley trucks |
Circa early 1900s. Used by 201-206 on Elgin & Belvidere Electric Co. (interurban line in northern Illinois) Specs, photos, drawings, etc. Thanks hankmorris@earthlink.net |
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| Author: | Randall Hicks [ Thu Sep 05, 2002 12:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baldwin trolley trucks |
> Circa early 1900s. > Used by 201-206 on Elgin & Belvidere > Electric Co. (interurban line in northern > Illinois) > Specs, photos, drawings, etc. > Thanks I take it this is a request for information? (Presumably for modeling purposes, since no E&B cars survived, alas....) If so, a good description of the various Baldwin electric trucks is in an appendix to Middleton's interurban series, vol. 3 (Interurban Freight). Baldwin trucks were characterized by a number such as 7830A, where the first two digits are the wheelbase in inches, the second two digits are the bolster loading in thousands of pounds, and the letter represents the style or configuration. I can't remember all the various style letters, of course; A was the most common, I think. Hope this helps. |
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