@Keith L posted:From Atlas website...
Atlas Reveals First MTH Model
Coaches, RPO Cars, Baggage, Dining, Combine and Observation cars will be produced (depending on road name). Features on this first run of 70' Passenger Cars include:
- Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies
- Metal Wheels and Axles
- Constant Voltage Overhead LED Interior Lighting
- Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
- Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes
- End-of-Car Diaphragms
- Separate Metal Handrails
- Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
- Needle-Point Axles
- Detailed Car Interiors
- 1:48 Scale Dimensions
- Detailed Car Undercarriage
- Sliding Baggage Car Doors (on baggage cars)
- Die-Cast 6-Wheel Trucks
- Unit Measures: 19" x 2 7/16" x 3 1/2"
- Operates On O-42 Curves
A full announcement with pricing will be available soon with an estimated delivery of September 2021.
It would be helpful if Atlas will clarify whether people will be included in the cars. Here's the similar standard MTH Madison features copied from the most recent 2019 v1 20-44054 SP Coach page. Atlas did purchase the MTH figure sets as well.
- Intricately Detailed, Durable ABS Bodies
- Stamped Metal Floors
- Detailed Car Undercarriage
- Authentic Paint Scheme
- Metal Wheels and Axles
- Die-Cast 6-Wheel Trucks
- Fast-Angle Wheel Sets
- Needle-Point Axles
- (2) Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers
- Constant Voltage Overhead LED Interior Lighting
- End-of-Car Diaphragms
- Separate Metal Handrails
- Detailed Car Interiors
- Sliding Baggage Car Doors
- Detailed Brake Wheel
- Each Passenger Car Contains 10 Hand Painted Figures
- 1:48 Scale Proportions
- Unit Measures: 19" x 2 7/16" x 3 1/2"
- Operates On O-42 Curves
