Model Railroading > ho scale con cor all purpose double stack cars

has anyone ever bought these type cars? and if so,how good are they as far as appearance,running with the wheelsets provided verses changing to metal ones fit of other manufactures containers... any input on these would be appreciated.
thanks,mike

Athearn containers will fit, however the Con-cor container pin set up is opposite the athearn. Athearn, a pin at bottom points down, Cc, a pin at top points up. Cc container is rough, Walthers is better, Athearn is best. I do not have other brands so I cant compare. I would use Con cor container on the bottom, better ones on top. The coupler pocket fits KD's. On mine the truck screws are frozen, until I can get them off w/o breakage no further tuning. I do weight the bottom container so the car meets NMRA weight standards. Steve Update 3 in 1 oil did the trick. A drop on each truck screw then wait an hour or so.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/19/14 19:10 by Scoopcat.

Frozen truck screws is a common problem with the concor cars, as is the bottom truss pieces coming loose.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

I too had the loose bottom truss pieces on mine. They are also a shade light. There are better choices, but I'd still go for them as "filler" cars.

thanks for the help and info!!!!