Trainfest (besides Atlas & Kato)

[ChristianJDavis1]

On a more serious note of the three I wonder who will be the first to announce a Little Joe... I can see it coming from any three of them... 

Kato a month before they produce it, BLI twelve years before they even start on it, and Bachmann another ten years after both models are well-established and everyone is happy with them.

[peteski]

  . . . and Bachmann another ten years after both models are well-established and everyone is happy with them.

REALLY?!        Everyone?  Will this happen during my lifetime?

Speaking of Bachmann, maybe it is a good thing there were no announcements . . . 

[Peter Amling]

FVM has now updated their Facebook page with all the announcements from Trainfest: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fox-Valley-Models/92694309796

[pilpro]

Any word from FVM on the intermodal equipment announced in July?

[Peter Amling]

Any word from FVM on the intermodal equipment announced in July?

Radio silence. I wonder if they are rethinking it due to all the other intermodal announcements, or if they are just waiting till they are closer to production for a formal announcement. I would expect to hear something early next year.

[asarge]

This part won't work on the PS 4750 (and 4740 that I assume is now FVM property), but there is a forthcoming Trainworx part that is designed to fit them

I talked to Bill McClung at the NTS in Atlanta a few years ago and he said the old PM 4740 tooling was worn out and unusable. I would hope someone tools an updated 4740 at some point. More 4700's would be good.

[GaryHinshaw]

Radio silence. I wonder if they are rethinking it due to all the other intermodal announcements, or if they are just waiting till they are closer to production for a formal announcement. I would expect to hear something early next year.

This reminds me of a related update (not Trainfest related though): I saw the PWRS reps at the Vancouver Train Expo last week and I asked them about their plans for 53' well cars in N scale.  The answer was basically: "yes, we're still interested, but we have other projects in the queue."  So don't hold your breath.   (The potash hoppers they had looked really nice though!)

[Missaberoad]

This reminds me of a related update (not Trainfest related though): I saw the PWRS reps at the Vancouver Train Expo last week and I asked them about their plans for 53' well cars in N scale.  The answer was basically: "yes, we're still interested, but we have other projects in the queue."  So don't hold your breath.   (The potash hoppers they had looked really nice though!)

Were they the HS hoppers or the modern NSC ones?

[GaryHinshaw]

The modern NSC ones.  I had not seen them in person before.  They'll look great on @Scottl 's new Vancouver port layout.   

[Scottl]

I saw them too, they looked great.  Must resist...

[James Costello]

This reminds me of a related update (not Trainfest related though): I saw the PWRS reps at the Vancouver Train Expo last week and I asked them about their plans for 53' well cars in N scale.  The answer was basically: "yes, we're still interested, but we have other projects in the queue."  So don't hold your breath.   (The potash hoppers they had looked really nice though!)

Thanks for following this up Gary.

Slow moving queue....