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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #30 on: January 28, 2023, 10:30:58 AM »
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Athearn Genesis has announced the FreightCar America VersaCoil Cars

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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #31 on: January 28, 2023, 10:33:20 AM »
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Athearn Genesis has announced the FreightCar America VersaCoil Cars

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Another coil car is a "major announcement"? What a let down

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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #32 on: January 28, 2023, 10:35:06 AM »
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Another coil car is a "major announcement"? What a let down

Pretty common on NS

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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #33 on: January 28, 2023, 10:38:35 AM »
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Pretty common on NS

Oh absolutely, I see them quite a bit. But it seems like everyone and their brother is coming out with coil cars right now.

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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2023, 10:54:16 AM »
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I hope the price is a typo.

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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #35 on: January 28, 2023, 10:59:00 AM »
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I hope the price is a typo.

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It is. The N scale flyer says $44.99 for singles and $129.99 for the 3 pack. The $64.99 is the HO single car price. The other is a typo...

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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #36 on: January 28, 2023, 11:04:36 AM »
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Well, I need these. Might need to just go for two three packs
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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #37 on: January 28, 2023, 11:05:13 AM »
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That coil car is not something that I need, but I’m not too upset.  That’s because I just preordered two HO scale Atlantic Coast Line F-units in the purple and silver scheme that Athearn Genesis announced yesterday. 😀

https://www.athearn.com/newsletter/012723/01_GENHO_F-Unit_012723.pdf

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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #38 on: January 28, 2023, 01:48:53 PM »
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Whomp, whomp.  :facepalm:
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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #39 on: January 28, 2023, 04:30:24 PM »
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I've seen a lot of these when out railfanning.

Hopefully it'll be a hit for them.

I wish it were an older car, but I've got no sour grapes. I should be sinking my budget into signal system stuff anyway.

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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #40 on: January 28, 2023, 05:31:58 PM »
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The description indicates that the cover is insulated.  I don't immediately understand why steel would need that type of thermal protection.   Does anyone know?

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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #41 on: January 28, 2023, 06:09:07 PM »
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Glad to see somebody making them finally. Been seeing them a lot while railfanning the past few years.
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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #42 on: January 28, 2023, 06:10:19 PM »
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The description indicates that the cover is insulated.  I don't immediately understand why steel would need that type of thermal protection.   Does anyone know?

It's to prevent condensation from forming in the car and causing the steel to rust.
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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #43 on: January 28, 2023, 08:37:49 PM »
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Thanks!

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Re: Major Athearn Announcement on Saturday?
« Reply #44 on: January 28, 2023, 08:45:08 PM »
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It's an excellent choice imo... I do not need any, too new.


And with Atlas GP40-2W hitting the streets recently and Rapido's recent N scale announcements I need a break, lol.