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Which trucks will fit this Atlas car?

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Hello,

I recently acquired this Buffalo Creek #4475 boxcar that is stamped Atlas, made in Austria. IMG_7149

It came without any trucks, so I ordered a 3RL Andrews set from Atlas. The screws that came with the set are too small. I went to the hardware store and got 4mm machine screws that fit the brass inserts, however the heads for those screws didn't fit in the holes on the Atlas trucks. So, obviously I bought the wrong thing.

Is this a 2RL car?  Does anyone know what I need to mount this car on 3RL trucks?

Thanks

Eric

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Boilermaker1Boilermaker1OGR Forum Member

Someone has modified that. Originally it had a big plastic bayonet pin that went into the bolster. The threaded brass insert is an addition after the fact.

Put the screw you got in a drill, tighten it down carefully so you don’t crush the threads (or lock 2 nuts on the screw and load that into the drill chuck). Run the drill and file down the head diameter until it fits in the truck’s hole. I have done this before with good success.

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