I absolutely LOVE Atlas cars for all the molded plastic details they have. Extremely realistic!!!
OTOH, I absolutely HATE Atlas cars for all the molded plastic details they have. Just look at them cross-eyed, and the molded plastic details shatter, break, and fall off!
I have NO new Atlas freight cars. I have several used Atlas freight cars that I have picked up at bargain-basement prices at train shows. Usually have busted/missing parts, where I have to go in and scratch-build replacement parts. And not just Atlas, but other brands, too. As a matter of fact, at the last train show I attended, I picked up several SCALE-sized, or nearly scale-sized, freight cars needing various degrees of minor work, for $3 each!!! 
What a bargain!!!
I would personally like to thank all the individuals for selling me this stuff at such phenomenal low prices. O-gauge may be a rich man's hobby, but that's just assuming you strictly buy new. AFAIK, I'm making out like a fat cat by buying used, really nice stuff, at super-bargain prices. I think I've gotten into O-gauge at the right time in history, Atlas stuff included.
