Somethings not right about this.. ;)

[learmoia]

So this is what happens when you put a center hole truck on an offset bolster car..

https://micro-trains.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=5578&search=NYC+baggage

I guess I'll need to move the bolster..

~Ian

[Dave V]

Took me a second...

But the weathering is killer.

[nkalanaga]

I still don't see what's wrong.  I've seen baggage cars with the trucks at the ends, rather than inset.  Without vestibules, the trucks can be closer to the end.

[u18b]

Is the problem the larger gap between the inside edge of the truck and the center frame?

[Jesse6669]

Is the problem the larger gap between the inside edge of the truck and the center frame?

Maybe the original car had 3-axle trucks and was retro-fit when turned into a MOW car.  But I'm no expert on PC MOW cars..

[bman]

I don't believe the car originally had 3 axle trucks. But in looking at the car over at https://www.rr-fallenflags.org/pc/pc28147ags.jpg the trucks on the Microtrains car are  a bit too close to the ends of the car. To me it looks to be 2-3 feet off. I believe this is what the OP is pointing out. Did I win?

[Mark5]

Now that I see the proto photo, I see another problem. 
(the NYC/PC car appears to be 60', the MTL car is 70')

[bman]

Yeah it's not perfect. It definitely plays the part OK IMHO. But that weathering is awesome as it is on the previously released 4 car PC MOW set. If I wasn't limiting my PC era to 1975-76 I would have purchased this and the other MOW car set as well.  But in this time on the PC it was likely maintenance by crisis on the railroad sadly.

[thomasjmdavis]

Here's the real one-
https://rr-fallenflags.org/pc/pc28147ags.jpg

EDIT-  OOPS... Sorry bman... somehow I missed that you had just posted the link.

[eja]

What does "JET ENGINES" have do with anything ?

Curious minds want to know....

[bbunge]

What does "JET ENGINES" have do with anything ?

Curious minds want to know....

In some locations in the Northeast, jet engines mounted on cars with the nozzle pointed downwards, were used to clear snow and de-ice switches in yards.

Bob

[robertjohndavis]

I don't believe the car originally had 3 axle trucks. But in looking at the car over at https://www.rr-fallenflags.org/pc/pc28147ags.jpg the trucks on the Microtrains car are  a bit too close to the ends of the car. To me it looks to be 2-3 feet off. I believe this is what the OP is pointing out. Did I win?

I think you won. Agree that the car likely had 2 axle trucks it's whole life and the truck placement on the model is due to the offset bolster.

If the car tracks well, I think I will leave mine as-is. It looks great, as do the cars in the new PC MoW set.

Rob

[thomasjmdavis]

I'll try to make up for my earlier mistake- here is a diagram of the NYC 8431 series (originally 3361 series) 60 foot car with 4 wheel trucks-
https://www.canadasouthern.com/caso/images/g-74.jpg

[Ed Kapuscinski]

In some locations in the Northeast, jet engines mounted on cars with the nozzle pointed downwards, were used to clear snow and de-ice switches in yards.

Bob

The N Scale Enthusiast did a model of one too: https://www.spookshow.net/freight/nsemelter.html

[OldEastRR]

No big deal for me .. I'm going to chop off one end and graft it to a single window coach to make a combine. Have to repaint it. I wish MTL would run another set of individual baggage cars and single-window coaches (along w/ other type) in various roadnames and undec, for projects like mine. Not going to buy a 4-5 car set just for one car type in it.