Next engine.... My wish list

NKP Consolidation w/Legacy and a swinging bell. 036 minimum for all to enjoy. Graphite smoke and fire box. Cab#381. 

A Lionel engine that actually works out of the box.  Sending three back to Lionel this week. One for the third time.

I've been keeping my eye out for a k-line Empire State Express.  Also would like a Williams N&W J.  I run conventional, so those are good for me.  The first is harder to find, the second is available, but currently without a layout, so hard to justify getting them at the moment.

SIRT posted:

A few practical MTH items that would be profitable for sales numbers. 

 

 

 

MTH did this one with Protosounds.  Another run with PS-3 might be a good idea, though.

Tom

Echoing what I have posted before...

- a modern SCALE Tier 4 ET44AC. All the major roads have them, though there are some minor cosmetic differences that could easily be adjusted for. 

- Siemens SC44 locomotives. Many roads now using them and they prove to be the mass replacement for the Amtrak P42s. 

I wish for a small Southern diesel, SW7 or GE44 Ton. With LC+ control and Legacy features.

Jim

Alco Century 430, particularly in this scheme:

There were five PRR steam engine types that were still around in 1949, the era of my layout, that I don't have.  Three have been made in O and one of these will be my next engine.

-Lionel's PRR E6 Atlantic in post WWII scheme.

-3rd Rail PRR S2.  It will need to be upgraded with ERR.

-3rd Rail PRR T1 Prototype sans fairings.  It will also need to be upgraded with ERR.

The other two I would buy if ever made:

-PRR K5

-PRR N2sa

Wow - I am really glad I created this thread.  I see a lot of interesting picks out there.

Thanks for all the responses.

John

Balshis posted:

A Reading I-10 class 2-8-0.

I don't care about the maker, but please: no swinging bells, steaming whistles, dumping ash pans or flushing toilets.  Keep the electronics to a minimum, as I only run Conventional.  Make the price less than the average automobile, please.  Oh, yes, and a bit of quality control would be greatly appreciated.

Yeah, I know -- I must be smoking opium.

I like. Also, some of those funky D&H Wooten-firebox 2-8-0's could probably use the same frame, maybe boiler.

The D&H had some really sci-fi, compound, experimental steamers, also.

ALCO HH660, ALCO C415 and 0-6-0 T with Proto Sound 3.

CAPPilot posted:

There were five PRR steam engine types that were still around in 1949, the era of my layout, that I don't have.  Three have been made in O and one of these will be my next engine.

-Lionel's PRR E6 Atlantic in post WWII scheme.

-3rd Rail PRR S2.  It will need to be upgraded with ERR.

-3rd Rail PRR T1 Prototype sans fairings.  It will also need to be upgraded with ERR.

The other two I would buy if ever made:

-PRR K5

-PRR N2sa

 

Well, I could do  without the K-5. I'm in the same boat with the T-1.

Re the N2s: it's a USRA heavy 2-10-2 with a Belpaire grafted on (oh, sure, there's more) and a Lines West tender. PRR had 130 of them, mostly serving west of Pittsburgh. So, 3rd Rail could offer the USRA standard loco AND the PRR-modified version. I can't recall ever seeing an USRA 2-10-2 in O. The chassis of the heavy 2-10-2 could be used for the light version, of which 94 were produced. maybe we could importune Scott to consider these..

I would love to see a Milwaukee Road Erie Built made like the one that pulled the Olympian Hiawatha train.

Bob Nelson

navy.seal posted:

I would love to see a Milwaukee Road Erie Built made like the one that pulled the Olympian Hiawatha train.

Bob Nelson

Atlas did that one.

http://archive.atlasrr.com/OLoco/arc-ofmeriebuilt.htm

After commenting on the Lionel SW-7 in different thread and expressing concerns on quality @MrMuffin'sTrains trains contacted me and said he would inspect my engine prior to shipping it.  Hopefully it arrives tomorrow - Yippee.

John

That Milwaukee Rd 12-A is magnificently beautiful.  Thanks for Posting

I love that road since it was my first in the 1950s and I still have my GP7

rex desilets posted:

Balshis posted:

A Reading I-10 class 2-8-0.

I don't care about the maker, but please: no swinging bells, steaming whistles, dumping ash pans or flushing toilets.  Keep the electronics to a minimum, as I only run Conventional.  Make the price less than the average automobile, please.  Oh, yes, and a bit of quality control would be greatly appreciated.

Yeah, I know -- I must be smoking opium.

I'm cool with that!

Also, a K-1sa, 2-10-2.

I, too, would like to see a scale Reading K-1 or even the Reading I-10 2-8-0. 

Except for the T-1 and a limited run of Pacifics (by Weaver and SGL), there is a real lack of scale Reading locomotives.

I would like to see a I-10 or K-1 made by 3rd Rail. 

I have my steam roster down to five locomotives.  The only Reading steam locomotives in my fleet are the Weaver Pacific and SGL Pacific.  I would pre-order either the I-10 or K-1 from 3rd Rail in a heartbeat.  I'm not interested in purchasing any other steam locomotives.

Jim

Nothing exotic.  I'm looking to add a MTH Amtrak AEM-7 or Genesis to pull some Amfleet cars.

K-Line put out a commuter locomotive, a 4-6-6T Suburban tank engine many years ago. I have several and they are great! I would love one with upgraded Legacy electronics. Even better, an additional model, a 2-4-4T like this one, called a D2a, it was used in the New York City area in the early 1900's up until 1926.

I like small steam locomotives and this one would be a lot of fun.

Still waiting for a MTH Premier NYC Alco PA-1. Last time they did one was a Proto2 from 2004!!!