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From a manufacturer's stand point, I can't see there being two manufacturers making any single steam locomotive unless demand shows it is warranted. I would like to see so many other locomotives brought out that I feel it a waste to have two manufacturers competing for sales of a single steam locomotive type. I never understood how Athearn and Lionel thought they should bring out UP Challengers, when Rivarossi has offered one for decades and brass examples have been offered for even longer! <br /> <br />Rivarossi is undergoing company changes. Once the dust has settled, if Rivarossi comes back from the edge of the abyss, I'm sure they will offer this loco again. The old manufacturer's maxim is; have tooling will build! The more sales from a set of tools, the cheaper the tooling's cost and the more the next run will be profitable! However, I'm from the old school, where we didn't have to change confusers and software every six months so, so Bill Gates could make Mo Money, Mo Money, Mo Money!!
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