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asarge

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Athearn July Announcements
« on: July 19, 2011, 02:03:16 PM »
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50' FMC Double Door
BCR
BN
NAR
WP

30k Ethanol Tank Car
ADMX
MCP
Zahori
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2011, 02:06:58 PM »
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I guess they went on vacation 'cause thems slim pickens . :(
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2011, 08:32:15 PM »
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Ethanol
tanks are mighty tempting...
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2011, 10:12:19 PM »
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Can always use some more double doors for the paper siding...
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2011, 02:08:04 PM »
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Can't vouch for the accuracy, but hats off to Athearn for doing a NAR boxcar... I recall those in my era so I'll be in for a few. Maybe the BCOL's, too.
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2011, 03:32:02 PM »
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even though the BC Rail is 1700 miles away from my prototype...I might get one, I love the old BC Rail. My first cab ride was in a Hudson there in the eaarly 80's while MLW built ALCO's were switching the yard
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2011, 03:42:12 PM »
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Actually, a few of those are appealing to me.

For example, I realized I probably have way too few BN boxcars.

What is NAR?
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2011, 03:45:10 PM »
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Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on July 20, 2011, 03:42:12 PM
What is NAR?

According to what I found, it is for Canadian National Railway Northern Alberta Railways. I'm sure our Canadian brethren can fill in the details on this one,

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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2011, 03:59:15 PM »
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anyone have a link?
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2011, 04:02:00 PM »
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I'm definatley in for a few of these the BN and BCOL and WP, us late 70's modelers can always use these boxcars I'm getting 2 of the double door Southern's that are coming out in November also. Along with a Chessie and EL bay window caboose. So overall not too bad with the Athearn releases they have some good stuff.
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2011, 04:24:31 PM »
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2011, 04:35:02 PM »
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Before full takeover by CN the NAR had its own identity, locomotive paint scheme, etc. Here's one photo: http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/misc-n/nar404ads.jpg
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2011, 06:30:34 PM »
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Northern Alberta Railway was an independently operated railway operating trackage north of Edmonton that was jointly owned by CN and CP until CP sold to CN in ~1980. Diesel fleet was GMD1's, GP9's, and later a quartet of SD38-2's (some of the few of that model ever operated/built in Canada). The NAR diesel paint scheme, as evidenced in the link provided by Mr Leonard, was very attractive. One I'd likely steal if I were modeling a freelanced road.

Must have been an exiled NH guy working the NAR given the odd numbering of their 50' boxcars... not many roads used numbers beginning with a zero.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertarailwaymuseum/1556808862/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertarailwaymuseum/1556809072
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertarailwaymuseum/1555936319
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertarailwaymuseum/1556813826
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertarailwaymuseum/1555939409
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertarailwaymuseum/1556807400
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertarailwaymuseum/1555932383

Map:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertarailwaymuseum/1555939207
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2011, 01:21:11 AM »
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The only prototype NAR boxcar I could find pictures of in the archives are made by National Steel Car Co. in Canada:

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1425033

The Athearn model will be a decent stand-in, except for the end detail, the roof type, and the offset double doors.  ;)   (Mind you, I'm not complaining, just observing.)

I'm glad to see more ethanol tankers.  I don't recall seeing any of those schemes on a 30 K tank car. The first two, especially, seem more like corn syrup schemes; but I could easily be wrong.

I'd love to see more Auto-Max's run again some day.

-Gary
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Re: Athearn July Announcements
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2011, 02:05:40 AM »
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