I was going to use a JNJ autorack panels to see through and was wondering if anybody could give me some ideas on interior platforms that cars would sit on? One or two and what to use? Thanks in advance and God Bless! Dave
That's really keen, Dave. I have a few b&w shots in a book I could scan and send to you. They are interior shots taken outside the open end doors. I am certain they are tri-level cars, but there may even be a bi-level as well. Let me know if these are of interest to you. Another thought is checking the layout of rub rails on 89' GTTX flats that are used for the racks, or variations of TOFC flats. I suspect the upper levels would be the same. Gary. ------------------ Gary A. Rose The Unofficial TC&W page TrainBoard Moderator and Member No.377 N to the Nth degree!
I'm pretty sure that Con Cor's offering represents a bi-level autorack only. The end doors are the only outward sign of the number of levels inside...as far as I know anyway (unless you can see thru the screens, obviously ). As you look at the doors of a bi-level (the prototype and the model), you will notice a single set of horizontal indentations half way up. A tri-level has two sets indentations that are evenly spaced. These indentations are at the level of the elevated platforms. I'm also planning this upgrade too. I figure some basic sheet styrene will do the job as the elevated platform, since the interior will barely be visible thru the screens. Some cheap vehicles would probably look great in there too! Russ
Another quick way to tell if an autorack (at least the ones with TTX flats) is bi or tri-level is a look at the reporting marks. ETTX is for tri-levels, TTGX for bi's. That, and looking for the indentations on the ends like tehachpifan mentioned, are a couple of quick ways to spot autoracks. Paul #3 ------------------ Have A Nice Day! [This message has been edited by Mankind (edited 22 November 2000).]
As Russ and Paul mentioned above, the Con-Cor rack is a bi-level. N Scale of Nevada did produce a tri-level conversion for these cars several years back. John Coots (NSN) has since retired but I believe one of his sons may be producing some of the NSN line and that may include the above conversion. I'll try to track down the URL for you. Gary. ------------------ Gary A. Rose The Unofficial TC&W page TrainBoard Moderator and Member No.377 N to the Nth degree!
