IM June Announcements

[lock4244]

http://www.intermountain-railway.com/currentflyers.html

Some good stuff in here, including another release of the early Railbox cars and some new baggage cars.

Pud... how accurate is that baggage car for CN?

[conrail98]

Mr. Wallet is shaking on those Railbox and Conrail Quads. I really need to go inventory what I have to see if I need to shell out for these,

Phil

[CBQ Fan]

I am in for both Q baggage cars!

[Puddington]

It would be nice to see how long these are... 70'...78'.. 81'.....? maybe I'm missing something.

[lock4244]

Pud, I'm thinking foob, but I'm no expert. Rapido has their baggage car in HO in the green scheme carrying one number in the range that CCS is offering - 9193. CCS has CN road numbers 9184 and 9197... which may mean nothing if these were second had cars. Rapido's HO car is a 73' car. This artwork for the CCS car looks like a rather long car, IMO.

There is a shot in the CNR Freight and Passenger Color Guide on page 14, top photo, of CN 9197 in 4/69. Car is a NCS graduate of 1953, 79'-6" long, and clearly equipped with heavyweight trucks (6 axles total). Unless CN re-trucked them with 4 wheel trucks at some point, it's a foob. There are other number series that might be more correct, but not the CN9173-9202 series they are doing.

I bet Mr. Shron will be doing the baggage in N at some point, so patience is likely in order.

[Puddington]

Pud, I'm thinking foob, but I'm no expert. Rapido has their baggage car in HO in the green scheme carrying one number in the range that CCS is offering - 9193. CCS has CN road numbers 9184 and 9197... which may mean nothing if these were second had cars. Rapido's HO car is a 73' car. This artwork for the CCS car looks like a rather long car, IMO.

There is a shot in the CNR Freight and Passenger Color Guide on page 14, top photo, of CN 9197 in 4/69. Car is a NCS graduate of 1953, 79'-6" long, and clearly equipped with heavyweight trucks (6 axles total). Unless CN re-trucked them with 4 wheel trucks at some point, it's a foob. There are other number series that might be more correct, but not the CN9173-9202 series they are doing.

I bet Mr. Shron will be doing the baggage in N at some point, so patience is likely in order.

The CN did re-truck some cars but I can't find a prototype.........yet....heaven knows CN's fleet was eclectic..............

[Sokramiketes]

http://abpr2.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?march10/03-21-10/NP403_Tampa_FL_JUN1972_in_Amtrak_service.jpg

There's the prototype for the CCS baggage. 

[lock4244]

The CN did re-truck some cars but I can't find a prototype.........yet....heaven knows CN's fleet was eclectic..............

Well, one of the Rapido HO cars is in the same number series and is four axle. I can't believe Jason would have done that car that way without supporting evidence. Foob or not, I'll grab one... the CCS cars are pretty nice.

[NYC1956]

The announced baggage car model looks like an 80-footer, doesn't it?
(Based on previous releases and the displayed art work).