Just my thoughts but, before you get too caught up in the Atlas "Master line" freight cars, please do NOT overlook the latest up-dated freight cars in the MTH Premier line. I have stopped purchasing the Atlas O Master line cars for three reasons:
1) They are simply too expensive for their latest announcements.
2) Much of the Atlas O "add-on" details are PLASTIC and break off too easily. The MTH cars are now comming with "add-on" details made of metal (brass?), and are MUCH more sturdy.
3) In order to body mount Kadee #805 couplers to avery single Atlas car I own, I had to re-drill the holes in their underframe so as not to have the Kadee coupler and box assembly sticking out past the car end sill by almost 1/4 inch (I'm not talking about cushioned underframe cars here, just simple "steam era" freight cars). Not only do the MTH cars come with the mounting holes in the correct location for Kadee couplers, MTH also includes the correct thickness shim pad for the Kadee coupler mounting.
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