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ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« on: June 09, 2023, 03:31:51 PM »
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We’re excited to announce we’ve acquired ExactRail. As you know, ExactRail is a top manufacturer of HO and N Scale freight cars and bridges. This addition nearly doubles our freight car offerings. For all of the details, visit our website at https://www.scaletrains.com/exactrail-acquisition.

Shane Wilson
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ScaleTrains.com, Inc.

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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2023, 03:35:05 PM »
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Shane, this is great news.  Best wishes with the expanded product line.

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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2023, 03:37:17 PM »
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This is awesome, love my Exactrail Waffle Side CWRS (need a CSX one or two though) and the F plate paper boxcars are crucial. I’m really excited to see Scaletrains producing these now!
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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2023, 03:49:19 PM »
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Glad I stocked up when the website snafu hit.

As of 230pm est, nothing is showing on the N scale section of ExactRail website.  I snuck in an order this morning of 7 more 6275 in case the reading between the lines is true and they are folding into ST

Looks like I read that right afterall
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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2023, 03:51:39 PM »
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Good maybe we can get some more stuff from the HO side of their catalog in N scale.  And maybe you can fix the horrible print job they did on the last run og Nscale F boxes that looks like a monkey applied it.

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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2023, 03:57:42 PM »
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Congrats! As much as I generally abhor industry consolidation, I applaud anyone with the stones to run a model company.

I'm hoping this makes the whole hobby stronger.

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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2023, 04:03:14 PM »
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Great news Shane! They had a lot of good rolling stock, but never seemed to do much with it. I hope that ST can jump in and produce many more paint schemes. There is so many models that they only ran once. It was a real shame.
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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2023, 04:37:42 PM »
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Congrats! As much as I generally abhor industry consolidation, I applaud anyone with the stones to run a model company.

I'm hoping this makes the whole hobby stronger.

There is a difference between industry consolidation and purchasing a company who keeps their assets locked in the closet..

It gives you an idea of how the 'Internet Only Direct to Consumer' business model worked out..

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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2023, 05:05:12 PM »
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Please, when the dust settles, bring the 4780 covered hopper of theirs to N scale, especially those marked with some of those oddball grain coops!!! Thanks!
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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2023, 05:48:16 PM »
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Excellent news!  My two biggest wishes related to this are:

1. Please retool the bulkhead flats with enough weight that they can stay on the rails when empty.

2. Please consider adding a Trinity TBOX to the line, to complement the ExactRail FBOX (and the fine MTL NSC TBOX).

Please consider acquiring Intermountain next.  :trollface:
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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2023, 05:55:02 PM »
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Excellent news!  My two biggest wishes related to this are:

1. Please retool the bulkhead flats with enough weight that they can stay on the rails when empty.

2. Please consider adding a Trinity TBOX to the line, to complement the ExactRail FBOX (and the fine MTL NSC TBOX).

Please consider acquiring Intermountain next.  :trollface:

+++++++++++++++ on this!!!!!


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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2023, 06:07:16 PM »
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Please consider acquiring Intermountain next.  :trollface:

^ This.  Haha!

Oh, and more HO scale Aberdeen & Rockfish RR Evans 4780 covered hoppers please.

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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2023, 06:43:11 PM »
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Please consider acquiring Intermountain next.  :trollface:

Oh yeah!

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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2023, 08:08:51 PM »
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Wow. 

Maybe we can get more Vert-a-Pacs.

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Re: ScaleTrains Acquires ExactRail
« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2023, 09:12:10 PM »
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Awesome!

How about considering the idea of bringing us (N Scale) some new 60' box car models that are not "vertically challenged"?  :trollface:

Would love to see the HO Greenville 7100 60' come to N scale:
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