@Brad Kowal posted:Santa Fe, Milwaukee Road and Wisconsin Central are popular railroads. The FP45s lasted well into the double stack container era on Santa Fe and WC. They were used in passenger service then later freight. I don't think there will be a problem obtaining orders for these. The MK locomotive??? We can argue all points forever, but it doesn't matter. Sunset can put it on their website and see where the orders take them.
As far as the Dash-9 and SD40-2......these are locomotives for a market different than what Sunset currently has now, so it might take a while. If there is still a lack of orders, perhaps a transition locomotive needs to be done, such as the SD45?
So, if he lists it for $800-900 and 18 months from now he's has less than, say, 250-300 reservations, you'd prefer it just be cancelled? Because that is what is likely to happen with those others and the E60 which is even worse off. Maybe some of the E60 folks are willing to pay $1500+ for less than 100 models but they are not 100% of the less than 100 who have reserved them so far.
It's not how long they lasted, it's when they were mainstream, and most O gauge/scale folks aren't interested in much after about 1960s. Which is why the GP9s did so well and people are passionate about them. Even though every manufacturer on the planet has done them, sometimes multiple runs.
And yes Santa Fe and Milwaukee are popular. But, I don't hear a peep asking about a Milwaukee Atlantic or F7 Hudson from steam fans. But a 500th run of a Dreyfus Hudson,by anybody? oh yeah. The northeast road fans are also a large part of this market and even if they are interested in more modern stuff they are not interested in western stuff. I think Pennsylvania was one of the most popular GP9s. I'd bet FP and F45s would get more reservations in SuzyQ than Milwaukee or Wisconsin Central.
