MTL Announces an SW1500 for delivery in Spring 2014

[Gozer the Gozerian]

We are going to be talking to the DCC Mfgs to see what we can use in this application.  not much room for much of anything.

Joe

Couldn't agree more on all points!

The question about DCC has gone unanswered. Any info on that Joe?

Best wishes, Dave

[Chulvis]

Will these come with graffiti?   

Give a man a palate....

[Rossford Yard]

First ever post. It takes this release to make it happen. Awesome! Please Please do Indiana Harbor Belt in all black with orange lettering.

+100

Of course, I bought a few Atlas MP15DC as stand ins, thereby guaranteeing someone would do the real SW1500 we need.  Well, those can be a few of the lease units IHB employed.

I think Atlas did pretty well with their IHB geeps, and now we know we have TWO dedicated IHB modelers in N.  Certainly, that justifies the decision to to the IHB........

[Bob Bufkin]

If Atlas can do DCC on the Alco S units, I don't think it'll be that hard to do it on an SW1500.

[Denver Road Doug]

If Atlas can do DCC on the Alco S units, I don't think it'll be that hard to do it on an SW1500.

Around 25 years ago, one of the first (if not THE first) DCC *equipped* n-scale locomotives was the Arnold S-2.  It's been at least 5 years since Atlas and Kato had drop-in DCC capability in similarly sized switchers.

[jmlaboda]

This is good news... too bad I am not modeling something more modern.

[davefoxx]

RF&P.  With Flexicoil trucks for mainline service, please.

DFF

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Perfect engine for MTL. All those funky road names, a market all to itself and you know they will do the tooling well.

Conrail first please.

[asarge]

We are going to be talking to the DCC Mfgs to see what we can use in this application.  not much room for much of anything.

Joe,

There are some on here who might strongly disagree. But, N scale is at the point where you have to get at least where a Plug N Play decoder will go in it. If not, it will have a negative impact on sales. That is from a dealer's point of view and that's a plain fact.
 

[Ike the BN Freak]

Hoping to see BN, or undecs...and Flexicoils also.

Now wonder how hard it would be to kitbash one into an SW1000.

[Dave Schneider]

Joe,

There are some on here who might strongly disagree. But, N scale is at the point where you have to get at least where a Plug N Play decoder will go in it. If not, it will have a negative impact on sales. That is from a dealer's point of view and that's a plain fact.

Not a dealer, but I agree completely!

Best wishes, Dave

[Catt]

Don't hold your breath waiting for this thing to happen.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Joe,

There are some on here who might strongly disagree. But, N scale is at the point where you have to get at least where a Plug N Play decoder will go in it. If not, it will have a negative impact on sales. That is from a dealer's point of view and that's a plain fact.
 

As much as I've wanted these for YEARS. No DCC plug n play capability, and I'm not gettin them. They'd be as useful as a paper weight to me if that were the case.

[PGE-N°2]

Around 25 years ago, one of the first (if not THE first) DCC *equipped* n-scale locomotives was the Arnold S-2.  It's been at least 5 years since Atlas and Kato had drop-in DCC capability in similarly sized switchers.

IT wasn't necessarily DCC equipped, but it was the first DCC friendly loco made in N scale, that could accomodate an actually drop in decoder without a bunch of rewiring. Strangely enough, the other locomotive that claims to be the first DCC-ready locomotive in N scale was the old Baldwin RF-16 sharknose made by E-R Models.

[u18b]

Not me.

I will do whatever it takes to get a decoder in there.  It can't be any harder than a LL SW1200- and that was fairly easy.

CSX  Flexcoil trucks with the BACKWARDS paint scheme.
http://www.trainweb.org/csxphotos/photos/unusual/1129m.jpg