What Would You Like To See from Atlas in 2012???

Another run of their Wolfs Head Oil 8k gallon tank cars, another run of their Westmoreland Coal hoppers, and another run of their PRR Trainman gons.

Andy

More beer reefers of course. I'd also like to see them do a Canadian Club whiskey reefer, that would be sweeeeet.


Milwrd

Modern aluminum coal hoppers in the Trainman line.

I'd like to see them take the plunge and offer a nicely done steam engine but having been a customer since 1969-Atlas doesn't do steam.

I like their 40 Ft. wood sided reffers so some more of them would be nice.

David

VGN battleship gondolas. Mark

#4 switches.

Large diameter curved switches 120/96. Or 96/72.

The rest of the California Zephyr.



More passenger trains for other roads.

A plated Santa Fe F3.

More or even any Industrial Rail. I love the trollies and Passenger cars. Maybe it is time for another engine.

First, I'd like to see them hold the line on prices. Everything will depend on that.

But, for new product, how about F units - Frisco, Cotton Belt (black widow, bloody nose and daylight), a re-run of GM&O, NC&SL, more Rock Island (this time maroon w/ pin stripes and a couple of the others). And that's about it. They've already done many I really wanted and did buy - Southern, Missouri Pacific and RI in the black/red.

Oh, there are a few other minor things. I'd very much like to see Atlas stop putting rubber traction tires on dummy unpowered units. And I wish they would offer non-traction wheelsets as a separate option for purchase for powered units.

I'd also stop putting crew figures in the dummy engines. And, dummy engines that have no operational lighting need no pickups. I'd lose those too where appropriate. I'd also at the factory put on nose number boards on engines that have those. Leaving that chore to the customers results in messy applications of that part. And to any extent they have not already done so, I'd avoid connecting up or meshing the gears on dummy engines. It unnecessarily adds greatly to rolling resistance.

In more expensive changes, I'd shorten the 3R coupler stem or shank on engines so it doesn't stick out so far and is not so noticeable.

I hope they find these and the other suggestions here helpful.

Production of cataloged items.
Continued production of mid-west road names.
More of the trainman heavyweights.
Introduction of 36' steam era box, gondola, and flat cars.
Production, production, and production!
dan

Southern SU class 36 foot boxcars and drop bottom gondolas in their steam era classics line.

An ALCO T-6. I'm sick and tired of EMD SW's and such.


A rerun of the N&W GP9's. They didn't make enough the first go-around.

One of these would be great:



Jon

I would most like to see a re-run of Santa Fe Zebra striped SW's.

An Alco 660

Tennessee Central Alco RS36 like they did in HO scale. [IMG][/IMG]

Industrial Rail Diesels

If it's true they ended up with the K-Line passenger car tooling, then I would love to see 18" passenger cars reissued. Also more reefers.

Can we see Atlas O get a higher priority in quality production at the factories in China, so they can deliver more roadnames and paint schemes at shorter intervals?

O Scale models of the
Evans Products Mill Gondola
Evans Products Steel Coil Covered Gondolas
ACF Center Flow Pressuraide 4-Bay Covered Hopper

Andrew

Good Day,

How about the Frisco GP40-2's and GP35 Torpedo Boats............


Regards,
Swafford

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A rerun of the RS 1's in the original Susquehanna Maroon/Creme paint scheme. This scheme was done in an early run of the RS 1's, and not repeated.

When Jim Weaver was still around, he talked of the development of a second steam engine. He kind of hinted that it might be a USRA design and that it could just be a Heavy Mikado. It would be great to see them produce that engine,for a number of reasons: It was a fairly popular engine in the steam era and was used by over 20 different railroads; No one else has yet designed and built that particular engine; and finally, it would be fitting tribute to Jim for the company to continue a very special one of his projects.

The super-detail that Atlas insists on would make it a real, special model for all of us.

Paul Fischer

I wouldn't mind a low-nose RS36 either, in NF&D paint. I took this photo of NF&D #2 in Suffolk back in the early 80s if my memory is correct:



I hope the changes being made at Atlas results in more offerings in their O scale lines.

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I confess that I'm hoping for an HH-660 ALCO switcher, too.

Also, would it be too much to ask for a re-release of their GE U-25Bs in the New Haven scheme, only this time with different road numbers?

The complete Santa Fe El Capitan - Just like Walthers did in HO.

Cluck Here for details.

another run of Lackawanna F3's would be nice.

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What Would You Like To See from Atlas in 2012???

A merger with Weaver thus creating a much stronger dual company and a much stronger competitor to the other big two. It would also give them U.S. based manufacturing capability.

New 33k tank cars

- Mike

Did Atlas get the K-Line GP38-2 tooling? If so, I would LOVE to see DT&I GP38-2s.
An 86' auto parts boxcar would also be great, but I doubt there would be enough demand for one.

Rutland Steam

a. sw/9 in L&N...Black w/ gold letters
b. F's in Black or blue/w cream
c. "big" consolidation or "heavy"Mikado

I agree SantaFeJim and would also like to see the complete set of the Santa Fe El Capitan set. Complete and with the 6 wheel truck diner car, and the El Capitan drumhead on the second step down car.

Kato also put out the complete set in N in 2009 and will again put it out this year.
http://katousa.com/N/ElCap/index.html#road

I really like Atlas. I would like a P&WV Baby Trainmaster.
But,I won't hold my breath.

Norm

I just thought of a couple more things to add to the "to do" list that I posted above. I wish they'd start varying the crew chatter that you get on shut down. On EVERY engine it's that same unintelligible talk that includes "906". That just gets old when you have it on every engine. Why not re-record it with a number of different random speech sounds?

It also wouldn't hurt to try to quiet some of the engine background hum I hear in ones like my GP-35s. It may be the smoke fan, but I don't know. Perhaps that's the case with other makers too.

All in all however, I'm good with what Atlas has going on and have proven it by making them my number one toy train supplier. In fact I'm sitting here now looking at a 5 foot high stack of their engine boxes.

By and large I think they need to keep on doing what they're already doing, and they'll be fine.

You just can't get their kind of realistic detail, paint schemes and variety elsewhere.

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An ALCO T-6. I'm sick and tired of EMD SW's and such.

I AGREE!

also want to see phase II gp40's in Conrail
and PRR F3's, GP9's and PRR F7's

New Model EMD FP7's!

When I hit York I always speak with Atlas O about making more Milwaukee Road rolling stock. I also requested more Northern Pacific, Montana Rail Link, and Wisconsin Central.

I'm surprised Atlas O hasn't made a Montana Rail Link hopper. I'd swallow those up if they were made.

David

Cleveland Union Terminal GP9

rat

I could go for an EL Cap set too....only if they could finish it in the next 12 years.

rat

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Originally posted by fisch330:
When Jim Weaver was still around, he talked of the development of a second steam engine. He kind of hinted that it might be a USRA design and that it could just be a Heavy Mikado. It would be great to see them produce that engine,for a number of reasons: It was a fairly popular engine in the steam era and was used by over 20 different railroads; No one else has yet designed and built that particular engine; and finally, it would be fitting tribute to Jim for the company to continue a very special one of his projects.

The super-detail that Atlas insists on would make it a real, special model for all of us.

Paul Fischer

Agreed on the steam loco
How about a 3 way yard switch or yard ladder switches.
George