"Correct" trucks for PM Coaches

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The trucks on my Rivarossi coaches were very close.
Lois J.Ponton
N&W steam historian



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From: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> 
Date: 09/30/2013  7:04 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org 
Subject: "Correct" trucks for PM Coaches 
 
I'm trying to create a passable model of the "original" Powhatan Arrow in which the coaches and lounge car were refurbished/modified 1941-era PM cars.  The issue I'm running into is that the PMs were built with, and in this service ran with, 41-HR trucks, with "automotive" snubbers and an "early style" Hyatt bearing housing. 
 
The 41-HR truck is hard to find in HO.  Walthers has used it, and it's in their catalog, but it's back-ordered with "unknown" availability.  Also, the Walthers truck has rotary snubbers and a different bearing housing.  There are a couple of very nice brass 41-HR trucks available, but their pricing for a pair of trucks gives big-time pause, especially when you want six cars' worth.  And, they all appear to use the newer Hyatt bearing housing rather than the version on the PMs.
 
Train Station Products advertises a detail set consisting of rotary snubbers and Hyatt bearing housings, but Walthers doesn't stock it and I can't find a picture anywhere, so I don't know which version Hyatt bearing housings are in the set.  The snubbers aren't an issue, because I'd just modify the bearing housings on some Walthers/Rapido/IHC 41-N-11 trucks, all of which have automotive (piston) snubbers.
 
I know this is getting pretty deep into "accuracy overkill", because about 999 out of 1000 people wouldn't know a 41-HR from a 41-N-11 (used on the 1949 Arrow and the Budd sleepers) if they walked up and shook hands, but I do, and it matters to me.
 
Has anyone solved this problem?  How?
 
Many thanks in advance,
 
Dave Phelps
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