Atlas O Trainman Alco RSD 7-15 Diesels - pre-order deadline extended to 7/28

That Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range scheme looks good.

 

Andrew

Yes, that's the one I'm keeping. Are the SantaFe guys interested in these? I thought they'd like the alligator....

Does Atlas have any plans of adding Train Phone antennas to the PRR model? They are a prerequisite for any PRR diesel engine I purchase. I am assuming that the prototype PRR Alco had them but could be wrong.

Thanks

JohnB

  

These look great, and I'm really encouraged to see conventional models being offered. What is the length of the engine?  Thank you. 

ME TOO!!!! Is them the norm for current Atlas locos?? I am conventional and stopped buying new MTH and Lionel when conventional locos were dropped. 

I may need one of these....

John,

 

My quick research tells me that even though these were delivered with trainphone antennas, by the time this paint scheme was introduced, they had already been removed.

 

Fred

Dave,

 

The conventional option in the norm for the Trainman line.

 

I have two of the conventional Chessie GP15's from an earlier run.

 

Jim

 

Fred, Naveen

 

     Thanks for the info. The train phone antennas are my favorite detail item on Pennsy diesels and cabin cars. I have skipped buying the Lionel Legacy GP7 engines which did not have them, guess I will skip these too. I just purchased my second PRR RS11 #8631, they have them to my delight.

 

JohnB

 

 

Prototype - no train phone antennas

 

 

Talked with Jerry Kimble regarding the PRR version and telephone antennas.... Here's his reply:

 

"Thanks for your question. Our research shows the Pennsylvania Railroad owning 5 RSD7s (road numbers 8606-8610) and 6 RSD15s (road numbers 8611-8616). We have no photographs or written information to support any of these locomotives having a Trainphone antenna installed. While we don’t have photographs of each and every unit our belief is it was never installed on any of these Alco locomotives. If you have a photograph showing otherwise it’s certainly something we’ll give consideration to on a future run.

 

Do know these locomotives have been recently upgraded to now offer operation diesel exhaust and cruise control, which they previously didn’t have at the same price point, thanks."

 

MrMuffin,

 

    Thanks for all the info and the reply from Atlas. I did not realize that these Trainman engines now come with Cruise and Exhaust Smoke which are a real selling plus.

    I do have a book at home with pictures of all RS versions that the Pennsy purchased with details of what added on equipment they had. The only trouble is I have not looked at it for some time and can never find where I put it.

 

Thanks

JohnB

Doesn't this picture of 8607 have the train phone antenna?

Or this here

Andrew,

 

Nice pictures and it does prove the point that at least some of these locomotives had the Trainphone antenna. While it's too late to do anything with our current run of these Trainman RSD7/15s we'll definitely take a look at adding it to a future run. In the mean time this could be a good project for an enterprising individual on the forum, thanks.

 

Jerry Kimble

jkimble@atlaso.com

1-908-687-9590 ext. 7118

Atlas Model Railroad Company

Coordinator Sales/Marketing/Product Development

The pre-order deadline was extended to 7/28 given the July schedule at Atlas....

 

Don't forget - these now include "cruise control" and "operating diesel exhaust"!

 

 

Tell Atlas I'd like some of these in Penn Central (with these new features)

Will do, Ralph. Thanks.