Input wanted for new MTL products

[GaryHinshaw]

Modern and a single roadname, but we'll buy every road number you ever produce:
http://www.railcarphotos.com/PhotoDetails.php?PhotoID=32342
It's different from the BLMA car, but get that ride height right....

Rebar and steel flats - TTX "TTJX" marks with a variety of flats (and loads):
http://RailcarPhotos.com/Search.php?SearchReportingMark=TTJX&Search=Search

Modern bulkhead flats:
http://RailcarPhotos.com/Search.php?SearchReportingMark=TTPX&Search=Search

I'll third the suggestion.

Existing cars I'd most like to see lowered & body-mounted (sounds harsh, doesn't it?):
- 61' bulkhead flat
- Ortner aggregate car
- 56' tanker.

And I'm still waiting for the Prime Ministers of Canada series.   >

-gfh

[Lehmannmws82]

Echoing Comet rail cars. Easy sets.

Like to see some MoW equipment, They all look fairly generic, just different paint, would be nice to have some fodder for flat cars. the current offerings are meh at best.

Any chance for some new power from MTL? The FT's were nice, just need something new out there.

[sirenwerks]

Any chance for some new power from MTL? The FT's were nice, just need something new out there.

Hmmm, if MTL likes the odder stuff, how about a FM H10-44 or a Baldwin AS616 or DRS6-6-1500 or S12 or a DT6-6-2000.

[TrainCat2]

Hmmm, if MTL likes the odder stuff, how about a FM H10-44 or a Baldwin AS616 or DRS6-6-1500 or S12 or a DT6-6-2000.

According to Charlie Vlk, someone is already doing the DT6-6-2000.

[James Costello]

Financial  
ruin for me if SP 'Oil Can' Tank Train cars were released.  Smiling all the way to bankruptcy court...

You and me both Tivo. I spoke to BLMA about these as Craig has already had success with single road name unit cars. I got the impression that he would like to do them, but thinks that Athearn will do them in HO/N first....

Considering the LPG and Ethanol tanks, this wouldn't be a bad thing.... apart from the financial distress.

[CBQ Fan]

Hmmm, if MTL likes the odder stuff, how about a FM H10-44 or a Baldwin AS616 or DRS6-6-1500 or S12 or a DT6-6-2000.

I would be all over any of these engines!!!

[DKS]

Hmmm, if MTL likes the odder stuff, how about a FM H10-44 or a Baldwin AS616 or DRS6-6-1500 or S12 or a DT6-6-2000.

I would be all over any of these engines!!!

+1

[asarge]

Make that +2 on the AS616. But it won't be an MTL release.

[sirenwerks]

In all honesty, I feel the FM would be the perfect loco for Walthers to recommit itself to N scale loco manufacture (AND keep the LL re-issues coming), since they've done the HO version. But if I wait for that event I will have experienced the rapture by then.

[jmlaboda - RIP]

"According to Charlie Vlk, someone is already doing the DT6-6-2000."

These were mentioned some time back and we still haven't heard any more about them.  Would be interesting... as would any Baldwin road switcher... but I have begun to wonder if anyone will ever pursue such.

As far as a tie between the Athearn/MDC "Overton" open-platform passenger cars and the heavyweights a better offering might just be wood vestibuled cars, with or without truss rods.  Some roads rebuilt these into very nice steel sheathed cars that lasted a number of years and would be a great tie-in between the other two types.  All major roads and many small ones had these and the Jackson & Sharp Collection has many photos of cars built by that company alone.

[Bob Bufkin]

Stillwell coaches would be another good passenger cars to produce.

[TrainCat2]

"According to Charlie Vlk, someone is already doing the DT6-6-2000."

These were mentioned some time back and we still haven't heard any more about them.  Would be interesting... as would any Baldwin road switcher... but I have begun to wonder if anyone will ever pursue such.

I put aside other plans for seven months now at Charlie's word that the DT6-6-2000 would be produced and probably announced at Sacramento. Although Charlie can not control the person whom purchased the turnkey package, he does have the insight to that project. So, I wait 2 more months.

[jcox3751]

Joe,

I think an upgrade of the #1019 coupler to "RDA" standards. With the Red Caboose Auto Racks and Trainworx 86 footers that would help the reliability of those couplers. Sorry I still do not know your new numbering system.

Also #1027. I think #2004 needs an upgrade as well.

Thanks

Joe Cox
Austin, TX

[BOK]

Hi Joe:

I would like to see a model of the current Cryro-Trans, large, mechanical reefer. A very colorful car although admittedly different than the UP or BNSF car.

Also, how about a re-run of the lumber, spine flat painted yellow orange for Willamette and Pacific?

Thanks for asking,

Barry[/img]

[SkipGear]

Cut and paste from the Trainboard version of this topic

For my home layout -

Early carbon black hoppers (40's-60's)
 
For NTrak running -

Southern / NS 50' Waffle Box
CSX Waffle box - any variety (I really don't care which one as there are so many options)
 

 

 

 
Sorry about the quality, they were captured from a video I shot.