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Next Walthers Name Train?

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Posted by Choops on Friday, August 18, 2017 7:04 AM

M-10005 City of Denver

Brass sets are $5000+ and always sell out.

Steve

 

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Posted by riogrande5761 on Friday, August 18, 2017 6:21 AM

Since we are all listing our favorite passenger trains needing to be made in plastic, all get my ore in:

Rio Grande Prospector.

Rio Grande.  The Action Road  - Focus 1977-1983

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Posted by SETH CRAWFORD on Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:13 PM

ATSFGuy

How about L&N's "Hummingbird" or "Pan American"?

Both of those Streamliners are ignored.

 

 

as long as we get the pretty blue engines L&N had for the Hummingbird and not that ugly grey that they decided to change to in the 50's for some stupid reason then that would be pretty sweet 

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Posted by Jimmy_Braum on Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:54 PM

Oh.. what about the PRR "General"  Pullman cars, and the pre war view series cars

or, the PRR Congressional "Fleet of Modernism"

Heck, we wanna go deep...how about a commuter train consist.  Undecorated coaches so you can make it whatever road you want it to be.

 

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:49 PM

How about L&N's "Hummingbird" or "Pan American"?

Both of those Streamliners are ignored.

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Posted by ATSFGuy on Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:47 PM

If the cars are in the $80/90 dollar range, I'll PASS.

Walthers serioulsy needs to trim down the price for passenger cars, the company was never this way in the 2000's.  It's completley ridculous to pay $100 for a passenger train. The Super Chief cars were around $20/30 dollars and I think that's much more reasonable!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:46 PM

20th Century Limited might sell pretty well.  With either E7s or E8s on the head end.

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Posted by Jimmy_Braum on Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:45 PM

I am partial because I am a modern era modeler, but how about a modern Amtrak consist? Capitol limited maybe? Or City of New Orleans?

If we have to go back... I wouldn't mind seeing a NW consist, since the Pennsy has been done to the moon and back.  I'd say my fallen flag, but the PWV got out of the passenger business in the 1930s or 1920s.

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Posted by SETH CRAWFORD on Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:42 PM

jmbjmb

I agree on the Crescent, but would really love to see one with a green and gold PS4 on the front.

jim

 

 
Walthers can make the cars and BLI can finally stop being stupid and make the obviously needed PS-4 that hasn't had a proper model of it since brass for some strange reason. Seriously that boggles my mind, why haven't we had a PS-4 since brass? If you say demand isn't there, you're wrong, I know a battleship's worth of people who would jump at a chance for a gorgeous green Pacific like that. 
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Posted by ATSFGuy on Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:42 PM

The Southern RY is a good choice for a Passenger Streamliner. I love the "Crescent Limited" in the 1970's with four E8's on the head end and that PS Dome Car near the back of the train.

But, the question is, "Will it SELL?"

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Posted by jmbjmb on Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:38 PM

I agree on the Crescent, but would really love to see one with a green and gold PS4 on the front.

jim

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Posted by SETH CRAWFORD on Thursday, August 17, 2017 8:11 PM

The Southern Crescent is what I say, they've already made most if not all the rolling stock for it (streamlined Budds with Southern lettering) and painting an E8 in Southern green can't be THAT hard for someone like Walthers. 

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Posted by 7j43k on Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:57 PM

The NCL here, too.

It's such an obvious one, the fact that it hasn't been done by now gets me thinking Walthers is in some sort of snit on the matter.

 

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Posted by Heartland Division CB&Q on Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:44 PM

SeeYou190

Out of everything you listed, I would love to see the North Coast Limited.

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-Kevin

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Kevin.    I agree .   

The North Coast Limited would be a good choice. 

GARRY

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Posted by BRAKIE on Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:29 PM

I would like to see C&O's FFV. We have the George but,not C&O's other premiere train.

Larry

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:23 PM

Out of everything you listed, I would love to see the North Coast Limited.

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Living the dream.

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Posted by ATLANTIC CENTRAL on Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:13 PM

The B&O Columbian or the Milwaukee Columbian?

The pre 1949 B&O train or the post 1949 B&O train?

No they don't have cars for a pre 1949 B&O Columbian.......

Sheldon

    

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Next Walthers Name Train?
Posted by The Jet Clipper on Thursday, August 17, 2017 6:56 PM

So, It's been almost 3 months since the current name train (60's C&O 'George Washington') from Walthers was announced, and there will be another one next month. I know I'm probably not the only one when I say this, but, I'm always excited to see what the next trainset will be. So, I want to take a crack at some theory crafting (woo), trying to guess what the next train will be.

Let's take a look at the past few trains:

  • The 1954 El Capitan
  • The 1956 Super Chief, which was cancelled
  • The San Francisco Chief
  • 1960's Broadway Limited (I'm sorry if I got that wrong, I'm not the wisest on the PRR)
  • The Capitol Limited

Now, 3 SF trains and 3 East Coast trains (counting the George Washington) can mean one of two things; another Santa Fe "Chief" styled train or a warming up to the Streamliners of the East. Hmm... Let's see what they can do.

  • The Chief, Texas Chief, Grand Canyon Limited, or similar (Gotta model them all)
  • San Diegan or Chicagoan/Kansas Citian (these due to the coaches of the San Francisco Chief and the 54 El Capitan, and the E8m's in the SF scheme due in December)
  • The Colombian 
  • 1938 Broadway Limited 

Well, what do you guys think? Some of these may not make sense, but they are only theories after all. Walthers may just announce the North Coast Limited or a rerun of the 20th Century Limited, but maybe they will do one of the trains I listed. One can only hope...

 

 

 

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