GG1 4877 posted:I'll dream too and put in a vote for the PRR K2. A little before my era of modeling, but I'm not past faking it a bit. It is so homely compared to the K4s. Got love an ugly steam engine.
The Wyoming is cool, but I don't see 100 orders for it. Too bad because I just picked up a Locomotive Cyclopedia that has the drawings.
Other dreams include:
- CNJ 4-4-2 Camelback
- CNJ 2-8-0 Camelback
- CNJ Baby Face Baldwins
- PRR D16sb
- FP45 and SDP40F
- Western Maryland Potomac
- PRR R1
- PRR DD2
- ACS64
- Metroliners
- Silverliners
- EMD EA
The list goes on ......
Other than something interesting like a side rod electric like DD2 the others are neat but probably a small target audience. The O1's are still often seen and both them and the L1s were not the quickest sell-outs so it seems that either PRR stuff sells slow (worked out?) or is made in too high of run numbers. Only the manufacturer knows that.
Surprised the FP45/F45 hasn't been done. It has a lot of curb appeal. Athearn got a lot of miles out of the HO version (or was it AHM with the N scale one - getting too old to remember!).
Love them even though they are out of my era. I recall a post by Number 90 where Tom said they were noisy to run due to the enclosed/full carbody. Still wished I would have been able to have some of his right hand cab seat time.