Hi everybody,
Speaking of A1G cars:>) Here is some more info that my be of interest to some
of us.
Atlas used a few different variations of wheels during the first generation.
The earliest cars had wheels that were more of a bronze color than black.
They also had a smaller diameter plastic insulation ring that could not readily
be seen because the journal hid it.
Shortly thereafter, the wheels were actually black but still had the smaller
insulation ring.
Then came the black wheels with a larger insulation ring that can be easily
seen.
Beginning with the importation of cars from Rivarossi, the wheels on these
cars were silver with the larger ring. Some of the later releases from Roco (log
flat, container flat, HI-Cubes, etc.) had these wheels too. Also the cars
Atlas made here in the U.S.A.
This may be of some help in determining the approximate iteration a
particular car might be although I realize it is easy enough to swap trucks or
wheels.Truck swapping can sometimes be detected because there are usually dents in the
truck pins from the use of a tool to push them in.
There is a variation regarding the 2304 Pacific Fruit Express 50' reefer that
isn't covered in the Greenberg Guide, although it may be in other
publications I'm not aware of. These came with either black or silver ends on them.
Regards,
Doug
