1-09-2023 RMT/READY MADE TRAINS Tank Cars are here!

Good news Walt!  (Any word on the ore cars?)

jhz563...11 more tank car roadnames, the woodchip cars and ore cars expected to arrive starting late February 2023.

Appreciate your interest.

Walter/RMT

@jhz563 posted:

Good news Walt!  (Any word on the ore cars?)

In Walt's post, he states when the ore cars are expected to arrive.

Stu

Great news Walter. A very nice selection of single dome tank cars. I think they will sell very well and very quickly.

I'm excited to see things in O we don't have yet like those unique WOOD CHIP cars!

Steve...

Woodchip cars are coming soon.

Just added 1 more roadname...a Florida one!

Just arrived headed to the refinery to be filled for the first time  Very sharp looks great  

Dennis S...Appreciate your nice comment. Enjoy your tank car.

Thanks.

Walter/RMT

If I still had a store or if I just open a new store, I would have these tank cars in the store for sale. At $29.95, nicely detailed and die cast trucks you can't go wrong. Plus these tank cars come in a very nice box. I prefer cars being in a box. It makes them so much easier to display and store. I would have a field day doing custom runs. The possibilities are endless.

@RMT - Ready Made Trains posted:

Steve...

Woodchip cars are coming soon.

Just added 1 more roadname...a Florida one!

No sugar for me. I'm getting a few Maine Central and B&M's. Most will be the 2nd release in the MEC scheme which is better I.M.O.

As for Florida, ACL and SCL had large, new style wood chip cars unlike like your old versions.

Nice looking tank cars.

Just received the UTLX tank car from Trainworld. Very nice looking car; has a good heft and weight to it and rolls and tracks well. Hidden coupler tabs and brake hoses are really nice features for a car at this price point. I give Walter and RMT five thumbs up for these new tank cars! I’m looking forward to receiving the Monsanto car when the next batch arrives in late February.

One thing I will note insofar as the minimum radius that is listed as being O-31. All of my curves and switches are O-27 and the car rolls very well with no binding. If you have O-27 track, don’t let that deter you from buying some of these nice cars.

Curt

I saw these advertised last year and they looked pretty good in the ad. Even though I always thought of RMT trains as more of a toy train, they I figured for $29.95, I would order one and see for myself. Mine showed up two days ago and I was stunned. These are scale size with good detailing and excellent graphics. I liked it so much, I called the dealer I ordered them from within an hour and ordered three more! So here is a photo of the one I already received, both with and with out the platform which apparently is meant to be removable (I will probably leave mine off). I'll post photos of all four of them when the other three (2 more UTLX and a Texaco) arrive in the next day or two either here or on Weekend Photo Fun.

Nice looking car Neal. I have my tank quota all in one container, don't need any more. The market is also flooded with them. I have to wonder why the others have to charge us over 70 bucks for freight cars these days. RMT must have found a better way. Instead of buying one car from the others, I'm certain folks will buy bunches of RMT's at that price.

Makes you wonder???

Are these the Industrial Rail molds?

Railing wire metal or plastic?

Nice selection of roadnames and a nice price.

harleyhouse...as stated in original/first post... Realistic pricing-All new tooling - Diecast truck sideframes/free-rolling metal wheels with operating metal couplers-Prototypically inspired paint schemes-See through end steps-Prototypical air brake hoses on ends-Top platform with metal railings-Individual roadNUMBERs-True O-scale/3-rail O-gauge proportions-Metal side railings-ICC/FRA safety placards-Rivet detail along walkways-031 minimum radius-Conforms to California P65 Regulations

Thanks for your interest and nice comments.

Walter

Neal Schorr...nice tank car photos and a super looking train layout...so realistic! Like your painted track and ballast.

Appreciate your comments. Thanks.

Walter/RMT

SIRT..." I have to wonder why the others have to charge us over 70 bucks for freight cars these days. RMT must have found a better way. Instead of buying one car from the others, I'm certain folks will buy bunches of RMT's at that price ".

Since starting a business relationship with manufacturers offshore over 30 years ago, I am able to utilize knowledge learned along with my 'train guy' model railroad interests to create and continue the RMT product line. As a hobbyist owned company, RMT offers items that I would be inclined to operate/collect myself and hopefully would be enjoyed by others in the hobby...a quality premium product, attractive prototypically inspired paint schemes, nice selection with many roadnames, attention to details, listening to many customers like yourself to make RMT a better product and most of all - as you said in your above post... a better way - realistic and fair pricing to the hobbyist.

It all happens when great manufacturing partners along with a great distributor (Emery) and supported by great hobby train stores who have great enthusiastic customers come together with RMT to offer these model train items that you can read about in OGR magazine and on this OGR Forum.

Thank you SIRT for your nice comments...they are appreciated.

By the way, I always enjoy your photos posted showing a very realistic 3-rail O-gauge layout.

Walter/RMT

I hope Walter has plans for the following.

1. Penn Salt tank car in blue like American Flyers.

2. City Service tank car done in green.

3. Sinclair tank car done in Jade green

4' Gulf tank car with the large Gulf emblem.

5. Esso tank car.

6. Sunoco tank car

7. Atlantic Gasoline tank car.

8. Log Cabin Syrup tank car.

9. Quaker State tank car.

10. Coco Marsh Chocolate Syrup tank car.

11. Amoco tank car.

12. Tropicana Orange Juice tank car.

13. Pennzoil tank car.

When you look at the prices in the 2023 Lionel Catalog you can buy a nice consists of tankers for the price of one piece of Lionel rolling stock. I just picked up the Strasburg and Tidewater tank cars and can't believe what you get for $29.95.  Looking forward to the next incoming products. Keep up the great work RMT, the future of affordable model trains is yours!

jim suter ... Thank you for the suggestions.

CNJBill...Thanks for the kind comments.

Walter/RMT

Walter

you should bring one of these on Saturday to show it off

I wonder how much additional cost would it take to make variants of certain petroleum roadnames in chrome plated...

...On second thought, naaah, I have almost too many of those already

---PCJ

bluelinec4... Ben, let me see what I can do.

Walter/RMT

@RMT - Ready Made Trains posted:

bluelinec4... Ben, let me see what I can do.

Walter/RMT

Bring a bunch, you might sell a FEW!

Walter, if I was you, I would take one of each tank car that you have. That way, the people would see the nice variety of cars that you have. It would also bring a few more store owners into the fold.

My three other cars showed up yesterday and I got them on the layout today. Here are some pictures. They just are a great addition to the layout and with a bit of weathering they will be even better!

Just got my two RMT Strasburg tank cars from Pat's Trains.

Very Nice !

Thanks,

John

What a great price for a tank car. Even though I no longer own a train, I'm very excited to see what box cars Walter will produce. He has definitely got peoples attention.

Received my two Army tankers today.

@jim sutter posted:

I hope Walter has plans for the following.

1. Penn Salt tank car in blue like American Flyers.

2. City Service tank car done in green.

3. Sinclair tank car done in Jade green

4' Gulf tank car with the large Gulf emblem.

5. Esso tank car.

6. Sunoco tank car

7. Atlantic Gasoline tank car.

8. Log Cabin Syrup tank car.

9. Quaker State tank car.

10. Coco Marsh Chocolate Syrup tank car.

11. Amoco tank car.

12. Tropicana Orange Juice tank car.

13. Pennzoil tank car.

Good list.  Looks like considerable thought was put into it.  I would especially like to see the green Cities Service, the green Sinclair, and the Sunoco with 1950s-era graphics.  Penn Salt, Pennzoil, and Quaker State would be next on my list.

PGentieu,

Glad you liked my list of possible tank cars for Walter to do. I hope you get a few of your wants. Please take care and have a wonderful and safe weekend.

I bought three Tidewater Tank cars and all I can say is  Walter did a great job! These cars are fantastic.

Walter showed up at the club with one of these tank cars.  It is awesome.  Ordering a gaggle of them as soon as I get home

I just ordered two from Pats Trains.

@jim sutter posted:

I hope Walter has plans for the following.

1. Penn Salt tank car in blue like American Flyers.

2. City Service tank car done in green.

3. Sinclair tank car done in Jade green

4' Gulf tank car with the large Gulf emblem.

5. Esso tank car.

6. Sunoco tank car

7. Atlantic Gasoline tank car.

8. Log Cabin Syrup tank car.

9. Quaker State tank car.

10. Coco Marsh Chocolate Syrup tank car.

11. Amoco tank car.

12. Tropicana Orange Juice tank car.

13. Pennzoil tank car.

What would be cool on the Esso car is if it also had the tiger on it.

Steve

Received RMT Texaco Tank Car from Pat's Trains today and added to my Texaco Refinery.

I ordered two Strasburg tankers from Pat’s Trains.

Pat described the quality and when they arrived today, Pat was spot on.

Thank you, Pat.

I very impressed, as impressed as I still am with my original, inexpensive BEEPS that are still running, and my grandson, ecstatic!

Good, quality pieces, excellent price.

Other manufactures, take note. RMT is doing what you apparently don’t want to do, producing good quality, desired road names as AFFORDABLE prices!

Great job, Walter. Thank you!

Looking at RMT website under tank cars, Pat's is going to be doing a beautiful Gulf and Pennzoil tank cars. I suggest you call him and pre-order these two beauties.