Atlas announced the LED street lights today, and SD60, and TOFC

[bbussey]

The Atlas street lights have been announced:

http://www.atlasrr.com/Trackmisc/honstreetlights.htm

Also announced were new schemes on the SD60 and SD60M,  and an all new 89' TOFC.

http://www.atlasrr.com/NLoco/nsd60a.htm
http://www.atlasrr.com/NFreight/n89flatcar.html

[Ike the BN Freak]

Hopefully Paul or Cory can comment on the TOFC flats, whether the bridge plates are on all the flats, or if they will be easily removable.

If so, I'll be getting the Trailer Train and TTX ones. Can never have too many 89' flats

[ljudice]

The flats will look great with the BLMA cars!

We need Atlas to do the multipurpose well car they do in HO, which accepts trailers...

[DKS]

The Atlas street lights have been announced...

...and with that I can scratch a number of items off my to-do list. Ah well, on to other things.

[eja]

With a MSRP of close to $26.00 per lamp, it's going to be pretty dark in my neighborhood. 


Now lets see,  where did I put those LEDs and jewelery parts ???


eja

[James Costello]

Nice to see the 89'ers announced.

Paul/Cory - are the TT (TTAX - 45'/40') and TTX (RTTX Triple 28) set up as per the HO photos?


Now we just need some more trailer varieties to go with them, a 45' Stoughton would be nice.

[pwnj]

With a MSRP of close to $26.00 per lamp, it's going to be pretty dark in my neighborhood.

Man, got that right! 

[MichaelWinicki]

...and with that I can scratch a number of items off my to-do list. Ah well, on to other things.

David, there are still folks of us out there that want non-powered street lights.

For example I need a bunch of the street light style closest to the camera...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2008/02/vermonica.html

There's nothing out there in N-scale that offers that type of globe, either powered or unpowered. 

[MichaelWinicki]

With a MSRP of close to $26.00 per lamp, it's going to be pretty dark in my neighborhood. 


Now lets see,  where did I put those LEDs and jewelery parts ???


eja

I gotta admit, when I first pulled up the description I was wondering how many lamps were included for that price and then the reality of things smacked in the face and I realized... Oh just one lamp dummy.

Then I thought, "Wow, that's kinda pricey for just one of them."  But then I thought of the cost other manufacturers have been putting on street lights, almost all of which use bulbs and are quite frankly hideously oversized.  For grins I purchased a pack of the Model Power street lights, which in comparison are dirt-cheap, and quite frankly aren't worth a whole lot given the gigundous proportions they come in. 

[sirenwerks]

Atlas makes nice products but all the same the price of a single lamp is too high, even at what I am suspecting will be street price from MBK. I think I'll continue to explore home-made possibilities like using the micro-LEDs and tubing from Ngineering and whatever I can harvest from craft stores and other outlets in the way of domes, etc. At an expected $18 retail each, properly lighting a station platform can get pricey; not to mention a decent-sized  town street.

[C855B]

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http://www.atlasrr.com/NFreight/n89flatcar.html

Erie Western? Really? A railroad that lived for a year-and-a-half? 

Question - the profile says "1973 version". Are any of the released schemes good for 1973?

[James Costello]

Are you sure that is the price per lamp? Atlas doesnt say how they are packaged on their site that i could find...

[towl1996]

Well, in addition to the PS-1's, the lamps will be another Atlas product I will not be buying due to cost. And why are the N lamps more expensive than the HOs? Atlas is become irrelevant in my world.    Just say no to higher prices.

DKS don't give up on your lamps yet, if you can do them cheaper.... Plus, I bet yours will look better. The bases an the Atlas lamps look too thick to my eye.

[Kiasutha]

Are you sure that is the price per lamp? Atlas doesnt say how they are packaged on their site that i could find...

I looked and don't see it anywhere either,but-
I doubt the clock would be multi packed,and it's about the same price as the rest.
I'm guessing it is "per light".
Too bad; it's just way too expensive/overpriced for me.

[wcfn100]

The bases an the Atlas lamps look too thick to my eye.

I think the bases are supposed to be hidden when installed.

I took a double take at the price as well.  I think Atlas should post this pic on the main lamps page.



Not hard to see $27 there.

Jason