NEW BLMA Freight Car - ACF 70-Ton Gondola - VIDEO POSTED

[Iain]

I think that NS had some; I'll have to dig out my books.

Eh, '51 is too late for me, though.

[Sokramiketes]

I don't know an awful lot about gondolas in general.  Can someone provide a roughly complete list of who owned these cars?
In other words, I have heard mentioned WP and SN in addition to the obvious SP but who else in the West owned these or similar cars?

There's a roster included in the article about these cars in a recent issue of RPC, I think Vol. 19.  Lots of photos and full drawings as well.

[Craig Martyn]

Check-out the video!   Watch in HD...

[TiVoPrince]

UNFAIR!
I had almost decided that I could pass on these and then I watched the video.  Mr. Wallet is very unhappy now...

[Sokramiketes]

Agreed.  BLMA is #1!   ;D

[towl1996]

Man, that video rocks! Excellent product and marketing. I was trying to workout in my mind just how many of the Pennsy cars I was going to get. That's settled now, I'm getting all six! And the trucks rock as well, now my Pennsy F30s will roll correct. BLMA is the leader, all others are followers. How long until Atlas releases videos? Much success.
Thanks,

[haasmarc]

Hey Craig,

Everything looks so good on that gon it makes the couplers look huge!  Can MT 905's be substituted?

Marc Haas

[Ed Kapuscinski]

My heart is broken, BROKEN that CR isn't included in the first run.

But my wallet's happy.

[lock4244]

MT couplers but no slinky in the promo.

I've gotta believe that the friction bearing trucks would have been gone by the 80's or 90's. If that is correct, will the unannounced CR run be equipped with FB or RB trucks?

Edit: Though withdrawing them from service in the early/mid 90's would jibe with the outlawing of FB's...

[Philip H]

I see a couple of weathered SP 's in my future hauling sugar cane or steel for ships . . . .

[tom mann]

My heart is broken, BROKEN that CR isn't included in the first run.

But my wallet's happy.

Are you telling me that a CR ex-PC patch gon wouldn't have existed?

[FrankCampagna]

Order placed. Thank you Craig. Hope for more items I can use in the future. Only problem I see is that I will have to throw out the rest of my freight cars. This will make them look bad.

Frank

[71jeep]

Only problem I see is that I will have to throw out the rest of my freight cars. This will make them look bad.

I was thinking the same thing definitely can not run them in the same consist the fubies will stick out a sore thumb ;D

Thanks allot Craig great work again!!

Allen.....

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Are you telling me that a CR ex-PC patch gon wouldn't have existed?

Nope, just that I'll only need one of them.

[Mark5]

This is great news! I'll be ordering the Wabash version.

Down the line, this car could be also released for Lackawanna and N&W (Wab repaint) for starters.

The new trucks add to the N scale arsenal of truck options! ;D

Mark