Just arrived from Mr. Muffins Trains an Atlas Trainman Milwaukee RPO car. I've been waiting a long time to add a RPO car to my passenger trains. This one is a beauty. The six wheel trucks have super detail and are sprung. The diaphragms are soft rubber, a real plus for me. I'm used to the K-line hard rubber type.The car is equipped with short diaphragms but a set of long ones is included if you are operating 072 or wider. The interior has lighting and is detailed but there are no people inside. I will add a few postal workers shortly. I give this car two thumbs up. Don
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Don that is one serious looking Atlas O RPO Car, put some WWII US Army men in her and she will look even better. Atlas makes very serious rolling stock, beautiful detail!
PCRR/Dave
Very nice car. Love those 60' passenger cars also.
The Golden Gate Railroad Museum in Niles Canyon, California has a fully operational Southern Pacific RPO car. This is a shot of one of their Ex-RPO guys that still helps out with the museum. Don
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Very nice. These will be on my short list. Can you let me know how many inches long the car body is? Obviously these cars will be great behind a black steam engine, although it's probably unlikely the orange and maroon shades are going to match any Milwaukee diesels out there.
The body is 15 1/2 inches. I sat it next to my MTH Little Joe and they are very close in color. I'm guessing they will be just as good with the MTH box cabs and look great with a Bi-polar. Don't have my K-line F units unpacked so can't see if there's a difference. They are close enough for me. I've never seen a perfect match with all the passenger cars in real life anyway. Don
The NYC versions are just as impressive. Atlas makes some fine passenger cars.
Atlas is still the best, Even the Trainman is outstanding! Good luck with it.