Athearn August Announcements.

[asarge]

Nothing spectacular. The SD70's are back.

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/072619/07_N-scale_SD70_072619.pdf

And  two ex-MDC  freight cars

http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/072619/08_N_50ft_High_Cube_Plug_Box_072619.pdf
http://www.athearn.com/newsletter/072619/09_N_Ballast_Hopper_072619.pdf

[learmoia]

Lol.. Reading thr prototype info for the boxcar gave me a chuckle.. They nicely skirted around the face that it is not based on any known prototype.

And Iowa Northern.... That's cool!!..

Sort of interested in the Conrail Ballast hoppers except that they are complete foobs.. so tough to justify $18 each for those..

And the SD70s are long overdue.. but too modern for me.

~Ian
~Ian

[mu26aeh]

I think the majority of the ballast hoppers are foobs.  CSX single number release got me to look at the proto number.  No even close to a 3-bay 40' hopper.  But it made me realize I have a few kits of that style car in my drawer somewhere.  I think.  Hopefully I didn't get rid of them.

[Philip H]

I do not need another death star loco.
I do not need another Death Star loco.
I do not need

[carlso]

Did the SP ever have any locos painted in the SPSF merger scheme? I did not think so but maybe ? It's cool.

carl

[Missaberoad]

Did the SP ever have any locos painted in the SPSF merger scheme? I did not think so but maybe ? It's cool.

carl

Both SP and SF had lots painted in the merger scheme, but as far as I know none ever got the full SPSF lettering...

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1902528

[Bendtracker1]

I do not need to pass up another death star loco.
I do not need to pass up another Death Star loco.
I do not need to miss these!

There, I fixed it for you Philip.....

[Spades]

Did the SP ever have any locos painted in the SPSF merger scheme? I did not think so but maybe ? It's cool.

carl

https://morningsunbooks.com/collections/new-books/products/spsf-power-in-color-the-railroad-that-never-was

You have to dig but some photos at my favorite SP resource :  http://espee.railfan.net/diesel_loco_index.html

[Ike the BN Freak]

Man, Athearn is really pushing the foobie paint on the SD70s

[sundowner]

Sadly this are foobs, Atlas’s new Walthers tooling is the prototype for the UP hopper. I do like that Athearns have 9 numbers.

[mu26aeh]

Sadly this are foobs, Atlas’s new Walthers tooling is the prototype for the UP hopper. I do like that Athearns have 9 numbers.

Atlas probably more likely to run again before Athearn will, they're just getting them all out at once

[Mark5]

The hoppers are just the usual ex MDC triples with ballast loads and schemes. All of them are probably foobs at some level.

[jagged ben]

An SPSF fantasy scheme! Almost worth getting, but no.   

[tehachapifan]

Both SP and SF had lots painted in the merger scheme, but as far as I know none ever got the full SPSF lettering...

IIRC, at least one loco (not an SD70) made it all the way into SPSF lettering but it may have only been a day or two before it was removed. I think it may have been for a promotional photo shoot.

[High Hood]

Has anyone ever added working ditchlights to one of Athearn’s SD70/SD70M’s?