Atlas spring O gauge catalog

A lot of beautiful items in this catalog.

Hope you're feeling better...😐

Mark in Oregon

Really strong prices on these…

Honestly, Im not thrilled with the pricing either.  Some of it is probably increased shipping prices, cost of materials, currency fluctuations, and just the general unrest in the world.

Holy Cow that is a loaded catalog!! Lots of great stuff in there!!

In the case of the S2 they took a $459 engine and list it for $619    Thats a 35% increase  That is crazy

@bluelinec4 posted:

In the case of the S2 they took a $459 engine and list it for $619    Thats a 35% increase  That is crazy

I know people aren't going to like this take but here goes:

Perhaps, one of the reason's Mike couldn't find a buyer for MTH whole was that they may have been running with too tight a margin, and the cost increases we see from Lionel and Atlas for the same tooling reflect the fact that MTH may have been selling products too cheaply, plus inflation and increased costs.

Lionel took a 350$ SW-1 and now is selling it for 549. retail.  They took a 100. 64' woodside coach and now have it at $212, retail.    The proof is in the selling.  If ppl keep buying, regardless of price, then thats where the pricing will end up.    I guess we'll see

Nice addition of some 40’ and 53’ well cars! Plus new containers which are really cool. Great catalog for sure.

If you have the paper to spare, go for it.  $90 for a 9 1/2” toy train reefer car, wow that’s a lotta bucks to put together any kind of decent train.  Sell em if you got ‘em,  best of luck.

The price increases honestly seem in line with the market in general.  No real surprises on cost.  The biggest surprise to me is the lack of non-MTH tooled product, especially locomotives.  However, for those that like the former MTH items, there is a lot to like in this catalog.

I agree with GG1 4877. I would like to see a rerun of Atlas O locomotives from Atlas O tooling, esp Conrail MP15 and U23b locomotives.

Ditto GG1 4877 and prrhorseshoecurve  !!!! I hope Atlas is listening. 🤔🤔🤞🤞🤞🤞There’s a Lot of us out there that Really Miss their beautiful Diesel offerings !!!!!

650.00 for a Premiere sd-70 which includes an asterisk that states the price is subject to change due to board availability and cost. Maybe the price will change to a lower price. Ya, Right. With a DCS handheld with over 80 locos in it, I think now would be a good time to bail on new stuff.

@Jeff78rr posted:

Nice addition of some 40’ and 53’ well cars! Plus new containers which are really cool. Great catalog for sure.

Do you think the Atlas 53' stand alone well car will come with a full diecast body like the Lionel full scale Husky stack cars, I ask this because I have the 3 car set of Husky stack well cars and the ends are plastic only the well body is diecast. If we don,t know now can one of the show attendees ask the Atlas rep. Thanks in advance.

@hibar posted:

Do you think the Atlas 53' stand alone well car will come with a full diecast body like the Lionel full scale Husky stack cars, I ask this because I have the 3 car set of Husky stack well cars and the ends are plastic only the well body is diecast. If we don,t know now can one of the show attendees ask the Atlas rep. Thanks in advance.

Doubt it.

I have to ask . . . anything new from Industrial Rail?  I've been hoping to see some new pieces of track become available for some time now.  If 048, 054, or 060 curves were made available, I could switch out my fastrack and build a new layout with more of this great looking track.  The rails are nice and sturdy, and the detailing of the ties and ballast is excellent.  Please add more to this great product line.

@Lehigh Valley Railroad posted:

Doubt it.

Says in the description body is die-cast

@PSM posted:

I know people aren't going to like this take but here goes:

Perhaps, one of the reason's Mike couldn't find a buyer for MTH whole was that they may have been running with too tight a margin, and the cost increases we see from Lionel and Atlas for the same tooling reflect the fact that MTH may have been selling products too cheaply, plus inflation and increased costs.

Sounds familiar...Wasn't it established that K-Line was doing this?

---PCJ

Without downloading modern stuff, l'd like to see the available '36 foot reefers/road names posted, if you have the time she doesn't....

Im going to try to get the Atlas catalog stuff up for pre-order tonight.

Here are the Atlas 36' reefers announced..

With all due respect to Atlas, Im happier with my special runs...Falstaff, Pearl brewing, Lone Star beer, Washington Tomatoes, and OM.

beth

I can’t find Lone Star. Not posted yet ?

No, not yet.  Artwork is from a turn of the century car that we found on a mural.  Hoping  that we will have it ready end of the month....

@Beth Marshall-The Public Delivery Track posted:

No, not yet.  Artwork is from a turn of the century car that we found on a mural.  Hoping  that we will have it ready end of the month....

Oh thats Very Interesting !!!! I looked and couldn’t find Anything and was concerned it was a fantasy car. A photo would have been better but this is decent.
Hope this appears with Falstaff #2 et end of month.
Is the Pearl car prototypical ?  I turned up a blank there too.

While records of what may have existed 100 or more years ago are scarce, we did put together this scheme for Pearl Brewing.  We basically used a scheme that we found on a 1940's era Pearl Brewing truck, with modifications to make it railroad car appropriate. There is no rr car photo that we went from tho. 

The only Pearl Brewing reefer pic we could find was a 1960's and later 50' bunkerless reefer that had a 1960s/70s era scheme.

@Beth Marshall-The Public Delivery Track posted:

While records of what may have existed 100 or more years ago are scarce, we did put together this scheme for Pearl Brewing.  We basically used a scheme that we found on a 1940's era Pearl Brewing truck, with modifications to make it railroad car appropriate. There is no rr car photo that we went from tho.

The only Pearl Brewing reefer pic we could find was a 1960's and later 50' bunkerless reefer that had a 1960s/70s era scheme.

Thanks for info. The car will sell well in Texas for sure. 🙂

@Beth Marshall-The Public Delivery Track posted:

No, not yet.  Artwork is from a turn of the century car that we found on a mural.  Hoping  that we will have it ready end of the month....

Excellent, that's what I like, the old timers.