Intermountain is Cancelling Reading F7's and more

[CBQ Fan]

I can understand the disappointment of waiting for years to see your road name announced only to have it yanked out from under you!

[Brakie]

N&W fans along the former Wabash districts may beg to differ.

N&W rostered over 100 F7s after the 1964 merger.

Perhaps they would but,not all modelers know that..Some don't even know N&W had one lone low hood SD45.

The point is many manufacturers has to balance the production run with the bottom line and that may call for cancellation of the less known locomotives or road names.

[inkaneer]

N&W fans along the former Wabash districts may beg to differ.

N&W rostered over 100 F7s after the 1964 merger.

Perhaps they would but,not all modelers know that..Some don't even know N&W had one lone low hood SD45.

The point is many manufacturers has to balance the production run with the bottom line and that may call for cancellation of the less known locomotives or road names.

I believe they also had 2 GP 35's with low short hoods.  These were originally ordered by the P&WV before being assimulated into the N&W and delivered after in N&W paint. 

[inkaneer]

But just a few people having an oopinion does not make it true.

No it doesn't but it has nothing to do with objective truth but subjective perception.   Perhaps a corrollary to Model Railroad Rule No.1; sort of like its my railroad, major railroad or not, its my railroad.

[TiVoPrince]

Transparency
and early information from the we sometimes get from the web can be a bad thing. 

In the old days we would have been oblivious that a roadname was even considered for production.  After the fact we could only complain about our favourite scheme was ignored...

[CBQ Fan]

Maybe MR can have a series on how different manufactures determine what they are going to produce.  Now that would be an article I would really like to read.

[Mark5]

N&W fans along the former Wabash districts may beg to differ.

N&W rostered over 100 F7s after the 1964 merger.

Perhaps they would but,not all modelers know that..Some don't even know N&W had one lone low hood SD45.

The point is many manufacturers has to balance the production run with the bottom line and that may call for cancellation of the less known locomotives or road names.

I believe they also had 2 GP 35's with low short hoods.  These were originally ordered by the P&WV before being assimulated into the N&W and delivered after in N&W paint.  

More than two low hood GP35s. A couple ordered by P&WV with dynamics, and a few from Wab and 1 NKP without dynamics.

Low hood GP30s too and other silly low hood models as well.

The lone low hood SD45 was after a wreck on the Reading in '74 IIRC.

Who are we to speak for all modelers?

Mark

[Mark5]

Maybe MR can have a series on how different manufactures determine what they are going to produce.  Now that would be an article I would really like to read.

It would most likely be poorly researched with glaring goof ups like the recent gondola roundup.

Mark

[Bob Bufkin]

The lone low hood SD45 was after a wreck on the Reading in '74 IIRC.

Wouldn't happen to know where this wreck took place.

[Mark5]

Wouldn't happen to know where this wreck took place.

Bob, according to some guy on trainorders:

The accident happened at Lees Cross Roads on the Lurgan line. Also claimed an SD35 and an Alco RS-11 from the N&W.

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nw/nw1521afm.jpg

http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/nw/nw320afm.jpg


http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?2,1189555

[Bob Bufkin]

O.K.  I visited that wreck site the day after it happened.  My late uncle lived a block from the tracks.  One train ran a signal and rearended the other.  Coal all over the place.  The caboose on the train was one twisted burned out hulk.  They had already moved the motive power but I was told that a N&W unit was involved.

[CVSNE]

That's a cool shot - thanks for sharing it.

I always thought the B&A - or BAR depending on era - was a neat railroad. I remember seeing those F units in the early 80s - which was certainly as neat as seeing a few "all Alco" - or all GP9 - consists on the Central Vermont that same year.

Marty

[CBQ Fan]

Maybe MR can have a series on how different manufactures determine what they are going to produce.  Now that would be an article I would really like to read.

It would most likely be poorly researched with glaring goof ups like the recent gondola roundup.

Mark

You would have to have it exactly the way you describe it so you won't give any trade secrets away!!

[AlkemScaleModels]

That would be a challenging weathering job for Mr Mann.

[Erik W]

That would be a challenging weathering job for Mr Mann.

I double dog dare him.

Erik