For all of us that ordered any Atlas 5161 cvd hoppers-THEY'RE HERE!!
I received a sales email from High Country Hobbies Sunday &they have their cars in stock. Can't wait to see these on track!!
Al Hummel
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Yeah, sounds great! Thanks for the update! 
Guessing the Atlas Golden Spike Club BNSF Heritage Trinity 5161's are shipping out to members as I received a shipping notice from Atlas. Anyone else confirm?
I received mine today from Atlas.
Bought 6 - (2) Santa Fe, (2) Burlington, (1) BN, and (1) SP&S.
Looks like the only ones we need now are The Denver Road, Colorado & Southern and Northern Pacific.
Living in Sioux City, IA (Lincoln, NE to Aberdeen, SD main line) if it's not ethanol, if it's not coal , it's GRAIN. BN, BNSF, SF, all sorts.
Dick
The BNSF Heritage Covered Hoppers are mostly Gunderson 5188 Cu Ft 3-bay covered hoppers, so that is why all the BNSF heritage series cars have the CU FT as 5188 instead of the 5161 CU FT of Trinity covered hoppers.
Andrew
I live by the original B&O tracks to Chicago,now CSX. I bought 16 of the CSX!! Need decals for renumbering. Can anyone head me in the right direction? I been using dry transfers but my hobby shop sold out of them.
Thank you to everyone in advance for your help.
Al Hummel
Blue Streak posted:I received mine today from Atlas.
Bought 6 - (2) Santa Fe, (2) Burlington, (1) BN, and (1) SP&S.
Looks like the only ones we need now are The Denver Road, Colorado & Southern and Northern Pacific.
Blue Streak, Awesome. Yeah, I suspect we'll see those in the not to distant future, likely next run.
falconservice posted:The BNSF Heritage Covered Hoppers are mostly Gunderson 5188 Cu Ft 3-bay covered hoppers, so that is why all the BNSF heritage series cars have the CU FT as 5188 instead of the 5161 CU FT of Trinity covered hoppers.
Andrew
Great point! I suspect they also did not place the small Trinity Industries herald on the sides of the car?
Your best bet here is Microscale 48-30, which is CSX freight water-slide decals. They have both the yellow and black numbers and logos on this set.
falconservice posted:The BNSF Heritage Covered Hoppers are mostly Gunderson 5188 Cu Ft 3-bay covered hoppers, so that is why all the BNSF heritage series cars have the CU FT as 5188 instead of the 5161 CU FT of Trinity covered hoppers.
Andrew
I'm still waiting for BNSF to decorate locomotives in a heritage scheme. Then I will step down as the self-appointed Information (OK, propaganda) Minister of the Isle of Denial (and hunt down a "swoosh" BNSF SD70ACe).
Matt, now you're on the right track! Those "swoosh" units are absolutely beautiful! And, I do believe you'd love them!
Yeah, the SD70ACe and ES44's are really very nice!
Jeff78rr posted:Matt, now you're on the right track! Those "swoosh" units are absolutely beautiful! And, I do believe you'd love them!
Yeah, but the public scandal will be tough to ride out. Of course, I'll kinda miss the "Baghdad Bob" tirades. After the CNW and SP takeovers, UP redeemed themselves with the heritage units. BNSF needs to get with the program. Hoppers with a logo don't cut it. They only have to do a few. Heck, Norfolk-Southern did 21 of them.
No doubt!
