So why no Appalachian Lines in N scale?

[jpwisc]

I'm surprised IM hasn't canceled ALL of their SD40-2s because of lack of reservations.

Maybe they did cancel them all. They could be letting you down easy like the girl you asked out your junior year of high school. She said "Yes", but somehow the date never happened.

[Missaberoad]

I've always had a soft spot for the Midland Road. if FVM does a Red caboose X29 in AM I would jump for one.
Unfortunately the Wagon top car they did is a little too unbelievable for a NKP subsidiary.

[johnb]

I wouldn't mind a V&O PS1

[drgw0579]

I had a discussion with an IMR person yesterday and the SD40-2 topic came up.  They had approved the design and told the factory to start production.  They are quite happy with its performance, especially the sound. 

Bill Kepner

[crrcoal]

What Ed said!

I'm surprised IM hasn't canceled ALL of their SD40-2s because of lack of reservations.

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice....

I'm waiting to see them in person before I make ANY commitments on them.

[DeltaBravo]

I'm in if someone does a caboose for AM. Love to see FV to a wagontop or Atlas to a wide vision. I would most likely pick up a SD40-2 if they ever produce them.

[Santa Fe Guy]

Interesting topic. Being from down under far away from any prototypes and wanting to model a USA RR I became an admirer of the V&O. In fact I built almost the same layout in N Scale in my first shed 18 x22 ft. It only lasted for about 6 years until a house move. The only car from a model RR I own is an N Scale Cat Mountain RR Box car that has never seen the light of day out of its box and that was because I used a great deal of Dave Barrows ideas in my SFRSD and thought it would be neat.
Now folks are moving more to operations and following a prototype it seems.
Rod.

[Nato]

                    :|I have every modelers railroad cars put out by the Nen Mra A as I refer to the N.M.R.A. In some cases I even bought two. Then they decided that N Scale (gauge?) was not worthy of all the G&D cars they did in HO. When the N G&D box car came out I noticed the font (type face) Allen used matched a Micro Scale sheet of old time turn of the century type face alphabet sheets done in HO and N these sheets probably were first run in the late fifties or sixties in HO and Allen may have use these to letter his cars at first although intended for use on buildings. These sheets are  long out of production, but having just one of them enabled me to do several more G&D 40' box cars including one for a friend. Yes I grew up reading about these proto free lanced roads and the later "Utah Belt" and have had the opportunity to operate in Lee Nicholas "Utah Colorado & Western" also have made several N Scale UCW locomotives since the paint scheme is Utah Railway-like fairly easy to do. I would put in a reservation for say V&O F Units, but I agree SD's are too new for me, however if we want these models we do have to show our support by pre ordering (god I hate that process) since we just can't go in and buy one off the shelf anymore.                                                      Nate Goodman (Nato). Salt Lake, Utah.   

[Smike]

he laments that the Intermountain SD40-2 in V&O paint was cancelled due to lack of reservations.  But then he admit's he didn't reserve any himself.

When launching something new and unproven, don't try to thrown in niche items before you even hit the ground running. That is why these are failed. If these had already been on the market and proven performers, then they would sell the niche models.  Look at the marketing model followed by FVM, niche models had no problem getting sales after they already proved the Gevo line was a hit.

IM cancels so much you don't know truly how much money you have really tied up in pre-orders with them. Add to that the release schedules are whacked. The problem I'm certain with cancelling the Appalachian Lines is far less due to interest and more with the marking fundamentals of IM.

[NSGeorge]

I have joined the ranks of those NEVER pre-ordering from Intermountain again.  My pre-order for NS SD40-2s with sound was closing in on the three-year mark when the projected delivery date was extended again.  I wish Intermountain no ill; I just won't participate in trying to budget my resources based on vacuous promises. 

[Philip H]

Back closer to the orig all topic, Atlas now has its MR&T n scale locos up on the website.

[davefoxx]

Now that I've seen the MR&T in person, I wouldn't mind adding a MR&T piece of rolling stock or locomotive to my collection.  But, it has to be the correct era.  If I remember correctly, the Atlas offerings are all too modern for my mid-1980s layout.

DFF

[Missaberoad]

Now that I've seen the MR&T in person, I wouldn't mind adding a MR&T piece of rolling stock or locomotive to my collection.  But, it has to be the correct era.  If I remember correctly, the Atlas offerings are all too modern for my mid-1980s layout.

DFF

The blue and white scheme dates back to the 1980's, i belive the solid blue scheme is even earlier, but the safety cab edash-8 disqualifies it.

http://www.atlasrr.com/Images/NLocomotives/ndash8/0816/h40003009.jpg

[nkalanaga]

Athearn made an MR&T mill gon, good for anytime from the 1930s on, although I don't know when the herald they used was supposedly created.  It looked fine for my 1974 railroad, but might be a little colorful for some 1930s modelers' tastes.