Golden Gate Depo sleeper/passenger cars

[mickey4479]

I have received a notice from a retailer that golden gate depo is coming out with sleeper cars in O scale and inviting me to consider a purchase.  I have done successful business with this retailer before so no problem there.  Just wondering if anybody has experience with golden gate passenger cars.  Thanks.

[mickey4479]

I am responding to myself here it appears.  I did look up Golden Gate on the web and there is a site you can get doing a google.  The cars are brass, very detailed, can be 2 rail or 3 rail, and are quite expensive.  

[jefelectric]

Mickey, I think you are wrong.  These coaches are plastic.  They had them on display at York, they are very nice but plastic.  They do require 054 curves to run them.

[mickey4479]

John, I reviewed my research and I think you are correct.  I think the company may make some brass cars, but I think the sleepers indeed do have plastic bodies from the description.  I just did not read the description well.  By the way, what was your opinion of the cars and the trucks in particular?

[jefelectric]

They are very nice cars, the trucks looked good to me.  Unfortunately I can not run them as my main line has some 042 curves.

Bob Thatcher has them on his web site for a lot less than list price.

http://amhobbiesonline.com/

[mickey4479]

Many thanks John.

[febaix]

Very well done cars. They are plastic models with details added. I’ve the P-70 cars and they look lots better than MTH, Lionel or K-Line. GGD is run by Scott Mann from 3^rd Rail, a Division of Sunset Models, long time importers of brass models with an excellent balance between quality and price and with a high reputation in customer service. You can find more information at his websites: http://www.3rdrail.com/ and http://www.goldengatedepot.com/