On the Atlas site it says container for the F units sails tomorrow, so next month is doable.

rat

Well, white castle was good enough for Harold and Kumar.

aussteve posted:

Well, white castle was good enough for Harold and Kumar.

Just what does THAT have to do with the price of tea in China??????

Container shipping if it is 11/22 does not sound like it will make 12/25/16 customer shipping, typically this is about a 6-7 week time frame for Atlas to deliver product. JMO

We are using a different routing for the shipment of F units in hopes of getting them here in time.  A lot is going to depend upon how quickly the container is cleared through customs.

Paul Graf posted:

We are using a different routing for the shipment of F units in hopes of getting them here in time.  A lot is going to depend upon how quickly the container is cleared through customs.

 

keepin' my fingers crossed.  

His last sentence read: "BTW, the Atlas team is meeting Monday to discuss their plan for shipping the F's next month - they must be close to receiving them"

NOOOOOO! 

I am gonna get clobbered with the Lionel F40's as well as the GGD Amtrak EL CAP Set!

Jack, the price of trains in China has everything to do with eating White Castles instead of fancy foods for thanksgiving especially since a guy has to pay for so many $425 locos

Matt Makens posted:

Jack, the price of trains in China has everything to do with eating White Castles instead of fancy foods for thanksgiving especially since a guy has to pay for so many $425 locos

The cost of new tooling notwithstanding, we probably don't want to know the actual price of trains in China (i.e., internal unit-cost per locomotive).  It's the price we pay HERE that has the poor fellow eating White Castles on Thanksgiving!  

Hot Water posted:

aussteve posted:

Well, white castle was good enough for Harold and Kumar.

Just what does THAT have to do with the price of tea in China??????

Check the posts above.  There is a connection between trains, money and White Castle.

Mill City, I'm getting hungry now just seeing that picture.

White Castle has a turkey slider with sweet potatoe fire on it and cranberry sauce that's so fricken good. I'm going there for dinner tonight

Matt Makens posted:

White Castle has a turkey slider with sweet potatoe fire on it and cranberry sauce that's so fricken good. I'm going there for dinner tonight

Yes Jon that's the one, yummy

Don't expect the plate.

I am pleasantly surprised Atlas is going all out to try and bring in the F7s for xmas delivery, I understand the reasoning for this . It will be interesting to see if they put this kind of effort into building and delivering the long awaited GE-40 CWs. just saying!

Sliders!! On my way!! 

hibar posted:

 It will be interesting to see if they put this kind of effort into building and delivering the long awaited GE-40 CWs. just saying!

Well uhhh  that's already a big "F" for failure

They are planning GP40s?

Dick

No, GE didnt make GP40's they made Dash8-4C's and Atlas didn't but they said they would but they didn't and then they said they would again but they didn't then they said they would again but they didn't. I ordered em so long ago I dont even want them if they do get made, the whole deal has left a sour taste in my mouth for Atlas locos but they can make bulkhead flats and cobooses like its nobody's business

The Dash 8-40CWs are the next O scale loco going into production.

Yikes! Better start looking for coins in the couch for the 6 powered and 4 unpowered Amtrak and Santa Fe Units. Very exciting even if I don't have a layout to run em.

Capt John and Marty - Can I come over and run my  new trains when they come in

Paul

Paul, some of us have lost faith on this one. Perhaps an announcement with a little more personal touch using the Atlas mailing list might be in order.  I just checked on my order and I have had three units on order Since July of 2012. I had considered increasing my order but i haven't been sure they would be realized as I love Atlas locos. The detail is incredible and you guys do make a beautiful product.

Taking a look at the shipping schedule on Atlas' website, it would appear that this shipment is for the F-7s and not the F-3s. I'm on the hook for a set of both, but am personally more looking for my Burlington F-3s to go with the GSC California Zephyr set right now...

I actually cancelled my Atlas F3's that were to go with my CZ set because I wasn't sure they were going to come and bough the Lionel Legacy set instead. I wish I had the Atlas locos but I'm OK with my decision but that is how products being delayed and no communication to the customer impacts future sales. I do have an ABBA set of ATSF F7s coming for my GGD El Capitan set. I cant wait to get them.

Matt Makens posted:

Paul, some of us have lost faith on this one. Perhaps an announcement with a little more personal touch using the Atlas mailing list might be in order.  I just checked on my order and I have had three units on order Since July of 2012. I had considered increasing my order but i haven't been sure they would be realized as I love Atlas locos. The detail is incredible and you guys do make a beautiful product.

Good luck with ordering more units, Atlas has not taken any additional reservations for these models since reservations closed after the 2/19/14 re-announcement of there production.

I can't help but ask, why do you need seven powered and two nonpowered engines?  How many cars are you pulling?  That would have to be loooooooooong train to look right, wouldn't it?  Or did I misread that?

Well hibar, aren't you quite the conclusion jumper. They were in the 2015 spring catalog at which point I had considered ordering 2 more but decided against it as I was and still am skeptical they will get made. 

Paul Graf posted:

The Dash 8-40CWs are the next O scale loco going into production.

 

Interesting... I would have thought the F3's would be right on the heels of the F7's.

David

Matt Makens posted:

Well hibar, aren't you quite the conclusion jumper. They were in the 2015 spring catalog at which point I had considered ordering 2 more but decided against it as I was and still am skeptical they will get made. 

Its not a conclusion 2 years ago when JDs Trains/ AMHobbies went out of business their reservations were shifted to a west coast dealer, I contacted 2 more local dealers and both were told by Atlas that no new reservations were being taken, to my knowledge this has not changed my reservations have been in since the initial announcement in 2010.

Rocky Mountaineer posted:

Paul Graf posted:

The Dash 8-40CWs are the next O scale loco going into production.

 

Interesting... I would have thought the F3's would be right on the heels of the F7's.

David

Frankly I would have thought so to in deference to the CZ set purchasers.

RootBeerRail posted:

Taking a look at the shipping schedule on Atlas' website, it would appear that this shipment is for the F-7s and not the F-3s. I'm on the hook for a set of both, but am personally more looking for my Burlington F-3s to go with the GSC California Zephyr set right now...

Typo on my part, post has been edited.

Even though not indicated on the shipping schedule matrix, perhaps the F3's will ship with the F7's as part of a Chrismas surprise!  Wouldn't that be a shocker -- both literally and financially.  

David

P.S.  How different are the F3/F7 models -- especially from an internals perspective? 

Rocky Mountaineer posted:

Even though not indicated on the shipping schedule matrix, perhaps the F3's will ship with the F7's as part of a Chrismas surprise!  Wouldn't that be a shocker -- both literally and financially.  

David

P.S.  How different are the F3/F7 models -- especially from an internals perspective? 

I agree, maybe it is time for Paul Graf to jump back in and explain if just the F7's have shipped (as shown in the matrix) or were the F3's also included in this shipment.  I have A-B-B-B-A set of Santa Fe F7's (with three powered units) on order and A-B-B-A set of Western Pacific F3's (all powered) on order.  

Since I am expecting the  my CZ WP cars in the next few days I would prefer that the F3's come first.  However, I will take whatever shows up.  

Just the F7s have shipped.

As far as the Dash 8s, they will be made.  They are the next O gauge locomotive in the production schedule.  The factory is getting a better handle on production, so we expect deliveries to improve as we go through 2017.  We experienced the same type of issues with N and HO locomotive production, and, while it has taken longer than we would have liked, N scale production is pretty much caught up and HO isn't too far behind.  We hope to have O in a much better position at this time next year.

THANK YOU.

Paul Graf posted:

Just the F7s have shipped.

As far as the Dash 8s, they will be made.  They are the next O gauge locomotive in the production schedule.  The factory is getting a better handle on production, so we expect deliveries to improve as we go through 2017.  We experienced the same type of issues with N and HO locomotive production, and, while it has taken longer than we would have liked, N scale production is pretty much caught up and HO isn't too far behind.  We hope to have O in a much better position at this time next year.

 

Paul:

What about your military cars like the troop sleeper (3007700)?

Joe

Paul, any chance of re-opening the Dash8-40C's for more orders when the production gets hammered out?

Wonder if Atlas took any actions from the comments on this forum from their samples shown at York?

https://ogrforum.com/t...er-2016-york-preview