I’ve seen, literally, over a hundred of those autorack cars at one time. I’ve had to drive SUVs and cars into them and strap them into place. It’s a miserable job. Have any of you seen the process of loading them? It’s scary to do the loading at high speeds! Imagine driving a $50,000 SUV as fast as you can, up a portable (flimsy) ramp at a 75% grade into a dark train car. The cars have ramps that go between them so you must keep going through several cars. If you slow down too quickly or stop at the wrong time, there WILL be a wreck.
The color is 100% accurate. They are bright yellow, mustard yellow, brown, gray, green, orange, and nearly ALL covered in graffiti. So, if you are going on about color accuracy, everyone of them needs to be TAGGED and rusty.
If Lionel is using plastic trucks (I doubt), then shame on them. If they are using diecast trucks without functioning springs, I’m not at all surprised. After all, you still get what you pay for, but the dollar ain’t what she used to be.
$24 Trillion in debt has its disadvantages.
