Scale Trains announces....

[daniel_leavitt2000]

Wait, does the red L stand for a leased unit? Is that the one I should pick?

Edit: I missed Ed's comment on the first read through.   Thanks for this info.

James, great pic, if only that wasn't another C32.

Yep 661X = C32-8, 60XX = C39-8

The  SP leased both, along with ex ATSF C30-7 in a blue dip paint scheme, and a few of the C30-7, but I think conrail kept the C30-7A in their territory as they were particularly adept to Boston line traffic patterns.

CR also leased out second hand  SD40s in a blue dip scheme along with C40-8Ws in the 7XX series. These were painted in both CRQ and LMS schemes. They would spend half the year wandering around where needed and then the rest of the time at home when traffic spiked. I believe all C40-8Ws were renumbered by 1997 with the LMS units getting CRQ paint.

So if you model 1993-1997 all would be seen on the SP.

[James Costello]

Guess I should redeem myself then - CR 6016 and 6002(?) 
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/142007/

Yep 661X = C32-8, 60XX = C39-8

The  SP leased both, asking with ex ATSF C30-7 in a blue dip paint scheme, and a few of the C30-7, but I think conrail kept the C30-7A in their territory as they were particularly adept to Boston line traffic patterns.

CR also leased second hand  SD40s in a blue dip scheme asking with C40-8Ws in the 7XX series. These were painted in both CRQ and LMS schemes. They would spend half the year wandering around where needed and then the rest of the time at home when traffic spiked. I believe all C40-8Ws were renumbered by 1997 with the LMS units getting CRQ paint.

So if you model 1993-1997 all would be seen on the SP.

Yeah, photos of the CR/LMS C40-8Ws on the SP (and ATSF & UP for that matter) are much easier to find.

[ljudice]

There was at least one wreck rebuild with an angled cab roof, but that (or those) were the exception(s) to the rule

http://conrailphotos.thecrhs.org/Images/CR-6612-at-Fox-Ridge-NY

yep,  and wouldn't that be the one I recall from a tour of Allentown Yard back in the 1990's....

I stand corrected.

[EL3632]

Just got an email that the preorders for the C39-8's were in! Excited!

[Ed Kapuscinski]

My poor wallet.

[unittrain]

Looking forward to getting my Conrail C39-8, my first ST locomotive 

[bman]

My poor wallet.

You think it's bad now, what till the Pullman-Standard PS-2CD 4785cf Covered Hopper show up. You need something for the C39 to pull right?

[Mark5]

Yikes. Temptation time. (NW C39-8)

[davefoxx]

Coincidentally, I just bought an HO scale ScaleTrains NS C39-8 today.  If the N scale version compares in quality, you boys are in for a treat.  I love mine!



DFF

[Ike the BN Freak]

Someone posted over in a Facebook group, that he spoke with a rep from ST at the Plano, TX show. The new N loco is supposed to be a sub $100 loco. Sounds like it might be Operator line of loco.

[peteski]

Someone posted over in a Facebook group, that he spoke with a rep from ST at the Plano, TX show. The new N loco is supposed to be a sub $100 loco. Sounds like it might be Operator line of loco.

I didn't think that anybody still produced N scale model locos with MSRP of less than $100.

[Ike the BN Freak]

I didn't think that anybody still produced N scale model locos with MSRP of less than $100.

It maybe one of those, MSRP is $120, but their price is $99.99.

Was looking at some of their HO line, I'm guessing it will be an Operator series SD40-2.

However looking at the HO ones, its the same body style as the Kato and IM mid productions units.

[peteski]

However looking at the HO ones, its the same body style as the Kato and IM mid productions units.

I would not expect that fact stop some manufacturer (like Scale Trains) from producing yet another model of that loco.

[jagged ben]

There is another thread for the new locos.  Sorry for digging up the C39 thread, although I guess it was timely since they're shipping soon.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Just got the "pay for your *****" notification for the 4785s.
I'm traveling next week so I'm having them delay my order.
But I'm excited to see these!

I think I might need to build some sort of facility for them for my NEXT set of TTRAK modules.