Strasburg RR 2-10-0 #90
Rarely has a train manufacturer heeded this type of post, but here's my 2 cents anyhow. Affordability is paramount in my case, so pricey scale engines are out of the question. I would like to see MTH and only MTH offer in affordable Rail King:
AN Osgood Bradley open car in Connecticut and Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT) liveries.
Existing Rail King 2-8-0 with Long Island livery.
G5s Long Island No. 21 Sunrise Special engine in Rail King.
The N&W Class A
I would be ecstatic if Lionel licensed MTH's DCS and offered DCS in their Rail King equivalent locomotives.
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TheDude23112 posted:
I thought I was alone in the universe. I'll take as many cab numbers as MTH will produce!
Hot Water posted:A correct CB&Q 2-10-2. Thus, the model would have to be produced by Sunset/3rd Rail.
The Lionel engines are correct for at least one of the road names they claim aren't they?
Dave_C posted:New Haven I5 Hudson
MTH would have sold a ton of these!
Tanner111 posted:
And in conjunction with the foobie Santa Fe Warbonnet silver and red version!
LionChief Plus articulated steam- Challenger or Allegheny
Uh, didn't 3rd Rail make a Strasburg engine, an ex-N&W 4-8-0? While l can't justify one of these, l am glad this unique wheel arrangement prototype was saved,
I would like the SP P 8-9 4-6-2 Pacific to pull the new Harriman Cars by GGD.
Mikey
mikey posted:I would like the SP P 8-9 4-6-2 Pacific to pull the new Harriman Cars by GGD.
Mikey
Sunset/3rd Rail produced those beautiful SP P Class Pacific some years ago. I have a P-10, and just love it. Occasionally one of the 3-Rail models shows up on eBay.
I guess I’m very different from many model railroad types, in that I’m not a collector and am intently focused on what I buy. If I can’t justify running it on my On30 layout, I see no need to buy it.
That said, I have a very soft spot for White Pass & Yukon locomotives, having ridden the WP&Y twice and seen #73 each time. A really good model of one of their army locomotives would be amazing to have. And if anyone ever made one of the general Army 2-8-2s (of which, Tweetsie and Dollywood have some running), I’d likely buy one as I could justify one on a narrow-gauge RR that takes place during WW2.
As for standard gauge, well, I can’t run anything like that. But still, I would likely buy a GOOD, accurate model of Southern RR 630, which is the first locomotive I ever got a cab ride on. It was also used on the standard guage portion of the RR I model, as ET&WNC # 207. My parents saw this locomotive countless times working the industries at Elizabethton, TN in the 50s and 60s.
And if anyone made a good version of ET&WNC 207, heck yeah, I’d HAVE to buy one, even though it’d never turn a wheel in my ownership and would go under glass.
Vision Line version of this beauty:
With the sound features (turbine start-up) of Lionel's HO version! Seen here, starting at about 2:05:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgu2fKUGqqE
Oh, and dual smoke units for the turbine exhaust.
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Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis (NC&StL - "The Dixie Line" - later bought by L&N) streamstyled 4-8-4 (properly called a "Dixie", not a "Northern"). One survives in Nashville, though unfortunately shorn of most of its streamstyling.
Had there been a skyline casing, it would have been in the esthetic league with the Dreyfuss Century and ESE Hudsons, the N&W J 4-8-4's and the SP GS2 - GS6. It was close to being that sharp, even without it.
Lionel, MTH, 3rd Rail: my checkbook is open and ready (and I know at least one more customer). You've all done less likely items already.
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A die cast PA or E-7.
Any NYC or B&A from 3rdrail
My wish list?
Maine Central F3s
Boston and Maine 10 wheeler steamer
Central Vermont GP9s
Maine Central E7s
Amtrak SPD40f's
PRR FP7- Tuscan and DLGE Single Stripe.
ALCo C636 demo
ALCo C430 demo model
Demo LRC
PRR usra 2-10-2's
PRR D16
PRR HC1
PRR E1 Camelback
PRR E2
PRR K5
PRR K2/K3
PRR J28
PRR F3 Mogul
Usually the next heavy articulated steam engine offered on "for sale or trade"on OGR On line Forum!Nick
I'm not much in the market for engines, but these are engines that I would definitely be interested in:
SW switcher - Not an SW-1 or SW-8, just an SW. Many roads had these, so why doesn't O?
Any correct Lehigh New England, Lehigh Valley, or Reading steam (as well as a Lehigh New England S-2, such as the 611)
I also must admit, that any time I see a model of a surviving engine, it usually at least gets a second look in the catalog. To me, making an engine that still exists is a no brainer.
CarGuyZM10 posted:I'm not much in the market for engines, but these are engines that I would definitely be interested in:
SW switcher - Not an SW-1 or SW-8, just an SW. Many roads had these, so why doesn't O?
OK, but EMC/EMD didn't produce very many SW models. You are aware what the "SW" stands for? The fist EMC/EMD switcher was model "SC", which indicated Six hundred HP, Cast underframe. The next model was the "SW", which stood for Six hundred HP, Welded underframe. Then came the model "NW2", which stood for Nine hundred HP, Welded underframe.
Thus, you need to be a LOT more specific as to just which model switching locomotive you desire. Remember, that back in the "old days", the "SW" did NOT stand for Switcher.
Any correct Lehigh New England, Lehigh Valley, or Reading steam (as well as a Lehigh New England S-2, such as the 611)
I also must admit, that any time I see a model of a surviving engine, it usually at least gets a second look in the catalog. To me, making an engine that still exists is a no brainer.
Mine would be an Alco RS3 correct scale dimensions,fixed pilots and 3rail and in Erie E-L and NKP
colorado hirailer posted:Uh, didn't 3rd Rail make a Strasburg engine, an ex-N&W 4-8-0? While l can't justify one of these, l am glad this unique wheel arrangement prototype was saved,
They sure did. But try and find one!
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No more engines??!! That would be so upsetting I'd have to go find a "safe zone"!
These are the locomotives I'd like.... no, no, the locomotives I NEED (somebody, anybody?) :
PRR 2-10-2 N1s
Strasburg RR 2-10-0 #90
Strasburg RR 4-8-0 #475
FP7: Amtrak, Reading, Milwaukee Road (Hiawatha), PRR, SEPTA, Penn Central
Reading Crusader scale full set w/ 21" cars
Amtrak: E60, Acela , Cities Sprinter ACS-64 , SDP40F
SEPTA: Subway/Elevated sets , Silverliner Commuter train sets , Kawasaki single-end LRV, Brill Bullet cars
Metroliners: PRR, Penn Central, Amtrak
F7 ABBA: Penn Central
FP45: Santa Fe, Amtrak
GG1: Penn Central (Black Jack paint)
Fairbanks Morse Trainmaster: Milwaukee Road
Wabash steamer! Vision Line or MTH premier or both!
c.sam posted:I would love to see a Bangor & Aroostook F3 in O gauge...
Ditto. 
Plus...
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No means no. Train is pulling into the station, the acquisition monster tamed by time and space.
What, me worry?
"These are the locomotives I'd like.... no, no, the locomotives I NEED (somebody, anybody?) :
PRR 2-10-2 N1s"
The N1s was done by 3rd Rail over 10 years ago. They show up on eBay fairly regularly.
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Yes, but I'm a bit wary of buying engines on ebay. I'm hoping for a new one with Legacy or DCS.
Many great locos here. I would get the new ACS electrics in Amtrak livery immediately if offered, in any operating system.
Before reading this post, 3 or 4 engines, since reading this post 8+ including the authors suggestion!
Anyone for an Alco C636, I'll take one in SP&S, maybe one in BN. A correct NP Yellowstone, ditto on the previous SP&S 700 post. Both previously made by 3rd Rail, but try to buy one. Also, I'd a sucker for the new Tier 4 engines from GE and EMD.
Is it just me? I remember in the 90's I would hope for 2-3 good choices a year. Now I seem to find at least 6-8. Great time to be in the hobby.
A fair assessment of my train budget would match that of roadkill. :-)
Hot Water posted:CarGuyZM10 posted:SW switcher - Not an SW-1 or SW-8, just an SW. Many roads had these, so why doesn't O?
OK, but EMC/EMD didn't produce very many SW models. You are aware what the "SW" stands for? The fist EMC/EMD switcher was model "SC", which indicated Six hundred HP, Cast underframe. The next model was the "SW", which stood for Six hundred HP, Welded underframe. Then came the model "NW2", which stood for Nine hundred HP, Welded underframe.
Thus, you need to be a LOT more specific as to just which model switching locomotive you desire. Remember, that back in the "old days", the "SW" did NOT stand for Switcher.
Did EMD call the SC switchers "SC" from the initial build, or did they designate the difference after they built the SW?
TM Terry posted:Hot Water posted:CarGuyZM10 posted:SW switcher - Not an SW-1 or SW-8, just an SW. Many roads had these, so why doesn't O?
OK, but EMC/EMD didn't produce very many SW models. You are aware what the "SW" stands for? The fist EMC/EMD switcher was model "SC", which indicated Six hundred HP, Cast underframe. The next model was the "SW", which stood for Six hundred HP, Welded underframe. Then came the model "NW2", which stood for Nine hundred HP, Welded underframe.
Thus, you need to be a LOT more specific as to just which model switching locomotive you desire. Remember, that back in the "old days", the "SW" did NOT stand for Switcher.
Did EMD call the SC switchers "SC" from the initial build,
Yes. Plus the one or two models that still exist today, are STILL model "SC".
or did they designate the difference after they built the SW?
As several others have mentioned, I would love to see Strasburg # 90. I think that would be a 3rd Rail job.
This is unlikely, but I would like a couple U18B Independence class Boston and Maine diesels, and RailKing Scale Delaware and Hudson PA's, and maybe a G-3 Reading Pacific, with proper Reading details, not a modified K-4 with a paint job.
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Santa Fe F3. Oh, wait. 
Actuually, there ARE two sets I'd snap up:
1) Years ago, Con-Cor brought out a Zephyr lettered for the "Silver Streak". Love to see MTH do the same.
2) I'd love the "AmRoad" (CP) consist from the 1976 "Silver Streak" movie...
Mitch
Hi Don! I'd like to have that same electric engine you posted but I'm just not into Milwaukee's electrified divisions enough to justify the price of such a big loco, which I'm thinkin' would probably be around $1100 or so like the Lionel Legacy MILW Heavy Mikado. I've always liked the Milwaukee L-3 Heavy Mikes so I had to get one. Not quite accurate for MILW but just a beautiful engine. Wouldn't you still like to have one of the Milwaukee's steeple-cab switchers? 
Southern Ry Ms-4 Heavy Mikado, detailed Southern Shops style including accurately located domes, visored headlight, bell, generator and other appliance locations. Lionel's version was lacking on all counts.
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak E-60. These were in the MTH 2000 volume three catalog, but were cancelled. Lack of interest, I guess. Lately I have been thinning the herd, but these two are still on my serious want list.
Hi Jerry, I'd love a Milwaukee steeple cab but I guess I just gave up on getting one. Don
I can think of only one more engine that would pry my wallet open. A UP Bull Moose 2-8-8-0 by Right of Way, 3rd Rail or MTH.
