Hi Everyone!
Here is your first hint for the upcoming train release. We hope to have this available later this week or early next.
Happy Guessing!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy
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I'll go first... Tide boxcar...lol
Tide Tank car
An Alabama Football championship car? 
“Tide” EMD F3 (wishful thinking).
Tide boxcar or box truck.
@RadioRon posted:"TBD" again? Shouldn't it be "TBA," to be announced?
Isn't it possible Menards has numerous (or at least a few) "Tide" products for O-scale/gauge to choose from to announce?
I cannot wait.
It’s a Tide pod dinning car.
@scott.smith posted:An Alabama Football championship car?
But the colors are Auburn's (orange and blue - which makes me wonder if ANY 3RO 'Bama fans ever buy Lionel).
(There - a football reference - unheard of for me - I am one of the hundreds of thousands of Alabamians, out of 5 million, who do not pay any attention to football.)
This would be my guess - it was let out of the bag a while back:
Tide boxcar would be cool, along with a few Tide covered hoppers.
The auto racing fan part of me has to opine: 1/48 scale Darrell Waltrip #17 Tide race car from the late 1980's? 
It could be dry cleaners. Tide has one on S Shepherd Dr in Houston.
Could be a hopper car.
We wil bow at the proper tide.
Box truck, boxcar, hopper car, tank car, or another building...........Any would be good. ....................Paul 2
Boxcars
Boxcars
I believe "1993" is Flammable cleaning liquid. I didn't think laundry soap was flammable so I wonder if this is a base ingredient in a tank car. I don't think a diesel race truck in the transport vehicle requires a placard for fuel.
Tank Cars!
Tidewater Oil Company tank car? Tydol logo.
Flat cars with tanker trucks.
1993? That would be flammable liquid, ethanol, methanol or similar I think.
The Wisconsin Central acquired Fox River Valley RR and the GB&W in 1993. Perhaps a new WC boxcar?
Has something to do with Fels Naptha, company not only made soap but Napalm.
So it's a tank car Transporting Napalm.
Dave
Introducing our BRAND NEW modern tank cars, built from ALL NEW tooling!
A great way to move liquids: The all-new tank car from Menards
Dimensions: 10-1/2"L x 2-3/8"W x 3-3/4"H (tank itself is 8-3/8" long)
The basics: The latest addition to the Menards freight car fleet is a modern unibody tank car. Tank cars have a storied history in railroading carrying basic liquids for industry. Today’s cars carry everything from pressurized gases, molten sulfur, molasses, corn syrup, clay slurry, and petroleum products. The cars may be insulated, carry glass linings, or have pressurized systems depending on the cargo. Prototype railroad cars range in size 13,000-gallon or larger capacity. The cars in this series measure 10-1/2" inches long (tank measures 8-3/8" long) and have die-cast metal wheels and operating couplers.
Why you need this: This design is brand new tooling, of one of the most modern designs to ride the rails. The car is designed to have a self-supporting tank, where older cars needed long steel supports or an under tank cradle. The car has truck-mounted body bolsters on both ends. The end platforms have cast-in crab irons and add-on metal handrails for crew safety. Each platform has two red and white Department of Transportation safety placards.
There are metal rods with stanchions supporting the tank. These run between the trucks and connect with the tank. The car has access ladders curving up on both sides to the dome platforms. The dome has a man way hatch and tank nozzle between the twin platforms. Each platform has add-on metal safety rails.
Sure, these cars look and run well, but biggest reason to add these O gauge cars to your fleet might be that they will be offered in a unique and colorful series. These cars will spotlight specific products, contemporary railroads, and even government service. Don’t forget that each car will have unique number, so you can build a complete tank train!
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Nice tooling! Great job, I will be ordering.
All I can say is awesome!
These look great - will be ordering today!
Nice, how about one done up for HOOKER Chemicals? Orange and black, note that the trucks should be black:
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I never expected a Tide tanker. Very nice.
@PRRMP54 posted:Nice, how about one done up for HOOKER Chemicals? Orange and black, note that the trucks should be black:
MTH made several Hooker chemical cars.
@DMASSO posted:MTH made several Hooker chemical cars.
So did K-Line (the one in my post plus a couple of other styles), Atlas, and maybe Weaver and Lionel but not at $19.99!
Wow!!!!! $120. 00 free stuff and 11% rebate... can't go wrong....by ordering 4 tank cars
Incredible! A must-have!
I Win !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lots of cool new cars!
How about a SP, UP or BN fuel tender tanks.
It was about Tide to bring out a new tank car!
TankTrain unit train?
