Hi Iron Horseman,
Thanks for all the good info. I'll start checking the wheels and the flanges and the trucks and see what I find. I did go with code 83 track, and I believe it is a AHM car that is derailing. The car missing a coupler is a Hooker tanker, HOKX 56656. I couldn't find any manufacturer name or where it was made, but a nice gentleman at Kadee looked at some pictures of it and thinks it may be Athearn. I'm planning on replacing all the plastic wheels with metal ones and getting Kadee couplers to replace all the plastic horns.
Oh, what's a good way to check the wheel gauge? Calipers? Eyeballing it?
Thanks for all the good info. I'll start checking the wheels and the flanges and the trucks and see what I find. I did go with code 83 track, and I believe it is a AHM car that is derailing. The car missing a coupler is a Hooker tanker, HOKX 56656. I couldn't find any manufacturer name or where it was made, but a nice gentleman at Kadee looked at some pictures of it and thinks it may be Athearn. I'm planning on replacing all the plastic wheels with metal ones and getting Kadee couplers to replace all the plastic horns.
Oh, what's a good way to check the wheel gauge? Calipers? Eyeballing it?