MTH RS-3's announced

Put me down fir a D&M, heck ill buy both versions if you offer them!

Its either maroon/white scheme, or the gray/black scheme.  Cant do both.  I prefer the maroon/white, so thats what we would do, unless there is a lot of noise about doing the gray/black.

thx

beth

Beth,

Daniel and I are in for the D&M.  Prefer the maroon/white.  Just put in a preorder for it!

Please pre-order now.  Costs u nothing.  If u order 2, u automatically get 1 of each road number.

https://www.publicdeliverytrac...-diesel-3-rail-p3-0/

thx

beth

Just ordered both numbers of your Providence & Worcester RS3. Thanks Beth!

Put my order for the DM in!

Thought I was done buying switchers - order in for the D&M Maroon and White. 

RS-3's arent "switchers" .  They are really good all purpose engines.  Used (by the real RR's) for passenger, road freights, local freights, and switching.  Just sayin 

That was quick, I stand corrected.     I read the MTH data sheet on its history. Its easier for me to justify a few "new" road names on my layout if they fall into the "switcher" category as opposed to the big mainline engines.  At least there is a historic connection with the Grand Trunk and Soo Line.  Should be interesting working this engine into the roster. Now that I am living in Michigan I figured this was a good opportunity to add a Michigan Railroad name. Beth you timing is impeccable!

D&M has a nice following.    I think someone on the forum here suggested it...and i was kinda...yea. why didnt I think of that.

Thx

beth

Just put my order in for the P&W and the L&NE, plus a couple other goodies. Hope they both get enough orders for them to get made!

Also, I wanted to thank you Beth on correcting a double order I had recently on the Oscar Mayer cars. I appreciate your help and am glad to purchase some more items from you!

Great Northern.  WRONG NUMBER

I CALLED MTH this morning. I absolutely hate their phone call in system because it is not user friendly. I left a message on the sales phone. I wanted to inform them that Great Northern did in fact have RS3s. They had 4 of them. None of them were numbered the same number as the picture on the model that is being displayed.

The accurate Numbers are: 182, 183, 184 and 185.

I'm not a rivet counter. I realize and understand that different manufacturers come out with different kinds of models and some won't have a certain hatch or event or fan roof or horn will be in a different place or something. All of that is not that big of an issue. However, it is just as easy to put on the correct number as it is the incorrect number.  I wish that they would take the time to find out because in these days in times it is incredibly easy with the Internet.

Dear MTH: If you see this on here, please, please at least use the correct number on your new release. Thank you very much!

A long time Member of the Great Northern Railway Historical Society.

Beth,

Any thoughts about the timing or delivery  of your special run RS-3's? I am trying to manage my train purchases.

Denis

it will probably be in about a year.

beth

@John C. posted:

Great Northern.  WRONG NUMBER

I CALLED MTH this morning. I absolutely hate their phone call in system because it is not user friendly. I left a message on the sales phone. I wanted to inform them that Great Northern did in fact have RS3s. They had 4 of them. None of them were numbered the same number as the picture on the model that is being displayed.

The accurate Numbers are: 182, 183, 184 and 185.

I'm not a rivet counter. I realize and understand that different manufacturers come out with different kinds of models and some won't have a certain hatch or event or fan roof or horn will be in a different place or something. All of that is not that big of an issue. However, it is just as easy to put on the correct number as it is the incorrect number.  I wish that they would take the time to find out because in these days in times it is incredibly easy with the Internet.

Dear MTH: If you see this on here, please, please at least use the correct number on your new release. Thank you very much!

A long time Member of the Great Northern Railway Historical Society.

Relax.....These are RS-3's not RS-1's.    GN 182 thru GN 185 were RS-1's.   GN 229 is correct for an RS-3.  229 is also the one that is on display in GN colors at Schenectady, NY

@Beth Marshall-The Public Delivery Track posted:

Relax.....These are RS-3's not RS-1's.    GN 182 thru GN 185 were RS-1's.   GN 229 is correct for an RS-3.  229 is also the one that is on display in GN colors at Schenectady, NY

Here is a small clip from the official all-time GN locomotive roster.  It shows only 4 RS3s.

Just because an engine is on display does not mean it bears the correct number.  That engine may never have been on the Great Northern. Of the four they had, 3 were scrapped years and years ago.  What is the chance that that is the ONE?

PS:  If this sounds argumentative, not my intention.  However, I will continue to look for documented official evidence that the number used on the model and display was used on a RS3.  The official roster has had errors before.

Lastly, I would hope that this run be done with an official documented numbered, because it would be incredibly simple to just do that knowing that GN used 182 to 185.

Very interesting. A quick internet search led me to this website that says the GN did have a RS3 with the number 229.  It states that the former GN RS3 229 is on display in New York. It also states that the GN did not use the numbers 182, 183, 184 and 185 for RS3s.

http://www.greatnorthernempire...NDieselRosterRS3.htm

I would think that 229 would sell more units as I think most enthusiasts would like a model of the last one that exists over one that got scrapped.

I also found that Atlas did the GN RS3 229 in HO so they obviously think it is a good number and Atlas did GN RS3 230 in N scale so once again they feel it is a correct number and we all know that in the smaller scales stuff like this matters a lot more.

Here is a pic of the RS3 in New York: It looks really great!

http://www.rrpicturearchives.n...ture.aspx?id=3262420

I was wrong! I looked in the official great northern victorial volume one and actually found a picture of engine 229. The official great northern all time roster is missing this information. Check out the photo!

@John C. posted:

Here is a small clip from the official all-time GN locomotive roster.  It shows only 4 RS3s.

Just because an engine is on display does not mean it bears the correct number.  That engine may never have been on the Great Northern. Of the four they had, 3 were scrapped years and years ago.  What is the chance that that is the ONE?

PS:  If this sounds argumentative, not my intention.  However, I will continue to look for documented official evidence that the number used on the model and display was used on a RS3.  The official roster has had errors before.

Lastly, I would hope that this run be done with an official documented numbered, because it would be incredibly simple to just do that knowing that GN used 182 to 185.

@John C., you are mixing the GN class number with the Alco model number. Look at the roster shown in your photo. On the left side it says, "Class RS-1." Scan to the right along the same line and you'll see, "Alco-GE Model RS1."

The Alco RS-3 was Great Nothern class RS-5. You can see that all here on the Great Nothern Empire website. (The Great Northern Railway Society refers people to GNE site for locomotive rosters.) I'll bet that if you look up Class RS-5 in your official all-time GN locomotive roster, you'll see #229 among the thirteen Alco RS-3s.

I believe that the D&M engine was maroon and light gray.  At least that's what I remember.

If anyone wants to email me paint chips, I can forward them to MTH.

email me at pdt212@gmail.com

thx

beth