I have eight of the new cars, and each truck averages one wobbly or excentric wheel. I agree with Kevin that improved quality control is in order; however the cars have operated for a couple of hours now on "good" track with no noticeable sway.

Whenever buying replacement wheels, I use Gary Raymond's, which I consider to have a superior tread/fillet/flange contour. In a hundred or so wheelsets, only one had a misaligned wheel, as I recall. If Gary can do it, then so should any quality manufacturer. (Hear that, Mr B?)

That said, I STILL want to be able to buy the trucks separately!

Any chance the trucks of the new 1.20 freight cars can be available separately? With a small drop of lube, using the flip-up journal box lids, they roll great.

Not being able to leave anything alone out of the box, I have converted a pair of the arch bars to inside-hung brakes, for use under the hopper. the Vulcan trucks from the hopper are going under one of the boxcars that will have the truss rods removed and be equipped with a "steel" underframe made from styrene structural shapes. Swapping trucks requires reaming/bushing the bolster holes, which is easy enough. I probably will move the brakes inboard on all the archbars to update the era of the cars.

Thanks for all the effort with the new site. Having to login will be worth it to (hopefully) keep the trash out.