Fox Valley announces they have acquired the Red Caboose tooling and product line

[unittrain]

An improvement Id like to see on the coil cars if any they are nice already is an etched walkway platform around the perimeter of the car and body mount the couplers, the cars ride a little high but BLMA wheel sets fix this nicely. Also don't glue the hoods on as it will allow for variety like the prototype (mixed hoods). Last but not least please darken the Chessie yellow on the Chessie hoods and do B&O and C&O hoods with the capital dome ect. Also would like to see the FMC 4700 covered hoppers again in BN and WP with body mounted couplers and an etched roof walk

[nkalanaga]

I'd take the FMC 4700 covered hoppers in early BN even without the improvements.  They bought the things by the hundreds at a time, and at least two series had 1,000 cars each, 1973 and 1981.  I'd like a few more of the 1973 cars.

[mcjaco]

Be happy.  I heard from a good source, that Walther's had been trying to buy the line.

We'd never see these cars again!

[RockGp40]

Is IM in trouble as a company? I am not deep in the know with regards to the industry. But, I love their 4750s and other freight cars and have a bunch preordered with Chuck.

[drgw0579]

Red Caboose has always been a separate company from Intermountain with different ownership.  I don't think we can make any assumptions on Intermountain's business given this announcement.

Bill Kepner

[Spikre]

 
   if the N PRR  truck is the same as what Red Caboose in HO calls the 2D-F8 truck,
  it is actually an ARA TYPE-Y truck,PRR called them 2D-F4,but after a year or so
   switched to the Improved V-9307 sideframes.
   and it is only one version of the ARA TYPE Y,there were several different versions
   by different Foundries.
   so the Truck is usefull for some 1920s cars besides PRR cars.
       Spikre
       

[asarge]

An improvement Id like to see on the coil cars if any they are nice already is an etched walkway platform around the perimeter of the car and body mount the couplers, the cars ride a little high but BLMA wheel sets fix this nicely. Also don't glue the hoods on as it will allow for variety like the prototype (mixed hoods). Last but not least please darken the Chessie yellow on the Chessie hoods and do B&O and C&O hoods with the capital dome ect. Also would like to see the FMC 4700 covered hoppers again in BN and WP with body mounted couplers and an etched roof walk

Would definitely like to see the coil cars without glued on hoods and also some new schemes on the hood, B&O Capitol Dome. C&O with the yellow logo is a blue box AND an all blue hood with just the C&O For Progress in Yellow.

[kalbert]

Red Caboose has always been a separate company from Intermountain with different ownership.  I don't think we can make any assumptions on Intermountain's business given this announcement.

Bill Kepner

Tru dat. I don't know all the details, but from my observation Red Caboose guy contracted Intermountain to have the stuff made and marketed. The old Red Caboose website had a rather curt message for a while that said sometihng to the effect of "Don't call me, I don't talk to customers. Intermountain handles that." As far as I can tell Intermountain is doing just fine. Their covered hoppers are a cash cow, and the rest of the line is not bad either. The -2 has the potential to be the gift that keeps on giving too.

I assume Red Caboose guy wanted to retire and shopped the line around and thank god Walthers or Athearn didn't get it. FVM will certainly be a good home. Besides, doesn't/didn't FVM and Intermountain have some kind of relationship?

[ryan_wilkerson]

Besides, doesn't/didn't FVM and Intermountain have some kind of relationship?

I believe Matt (of FVM) worked for IM and then went out on his own. There seems to be quite a bit of cooperation (GP60M, GEVOs in N and HO) between the companies so they seem to have a good working relationship.