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Convert the MTH Woodside Passenger Car to 2-Rail<br />
Introduction<br />
The MTH 64-foot wood sided passenger car is a neat<br />
model but it is only currently available as a 3-Rail model.<br />
For a about fifteen bucks and about an hour of time, it can<br />
be converted to 2-Rail trucks and couplers with only hand<br />
tools. Photo 1 shows the car in its stock configuration. To<br />
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Joe Giannovario<br />
each end and two screws in the middle of the floor. The<br />
entire floor will now lift out with the trucks attached.<br />
The trucks are mounted from the topside of the floor.<br />
The mounting screw is located in a well-hole in the floor<br />
(Photo 3). Remove both screws and the trucks will drop off<br />
the floor. Set the floor aside.<br />
The trucks can now be completely disassembled with a<br />
Phillips head screwdriver as shown in Photo 4. Since I will<br />
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perform this conversion you will need four 2-rail wheelsets<br />
with pointed axle ends, O <strong>Scale</strong> couplers and some<br />
plastic stock about 0.2” thick and least 1” wide.<br />
Disassembly<br />
Flip the car over on its roof. Note the lighting system<br />
is connected to the trucks by a wire screwed to the truck<br />
frame and a spade connector on the third-rail roller (Photo<br />
2). Disconnect all the wires from the trucks. Now, rotate<br />
the trucks as shown in Photo 2 to expose the Phillips head<br />
screws near the end of the car. Remove two screws from<br />
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July/Aug ’08 - O <strong>Scale</strong> <strong>Trains</strong> •
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