MTH End of Train device

It fits most boxcars.  Also, many of the hoppers have screws as well.

Judging from the screw insert, this would have to be attached working down through the body of the frame?

It fits on any MTH freight cars I have seen, but you have unscrew several screws on the bottom of the car to remove the car body from the base.  Then you can get to the top screw.  For example, the photo below is of the bottom of a coalporter.  This shows one of  the four screws that holds the car body to the base.  There are two that flank each truck.

MTH Premier Tank cars are the most tricky to take apart to change the truck if a person has to do it by guessing.

Before attempting to take apart an MTH Premier tank car, someone would need an exploded view diagram.

Andrew

Could you post the part number of the car you would like to add the ETD to?

-John

John,

I haven’t decided on what car I’m going to put this on. Ideally, I’d like to select one that’s relatively easy to do.

Bill

Do a boxcar, they're very easy as a rule.

I can say that a RK double stack car is not.

I just added several to a premier tanker and spine car, it was not too difficult but the boxcars definitely are much easier.

Thanks all for the input regarding attaching ETD truck. Decided on attaching to a hopper (below).  Worth noting however is the screw holes are under the truck and need a small, thin Phillips head to work through the truck to get them screwed in.

I found once I attached the ETD, the pick-up roller assembly made the task even more challenging of getting the screw back in. I agree with Falconservice's comment on Premier tank cars. They are probably the worst to figure out how to disassemble.