$650-750/3 car set. Containers extra. The builder is very unfriendly towards cars less than ~$200 each.
We are talking freight cars here, not Day Light passenger cars with fully detailed, populated and lighted interiors. A 3-car set has a total of two couplers and only eight axles. Where in the heck do you come up with this $650-750/3 car set?
These cars are considered very recent. Lots of plans and detailed drawings available. Would not require anywhere near the research, materials, labor and tooling used on the Super Chief or El Capitan, and those are selling for $250 each.
Just exactly what builders are you talking about? Have these builders told you they are not interested?
IMHO ALL builders are interested in the same thing... making $$$. Here is an opportinity to do just that!
I think I will wait and see what Scott Mann's reply is to this request. He knows far more than any of us what is required, how many he would need to sell and at what price in order to return a decent and fair profit. Unlike a named passenger train these cars would appeal to a MUCH broader audience. Some people may want only a set or two, others may require a dozen or more.
If nothing else, this topic is serving as a market survey. So thanks to Swafford for starting it and ask your friends on the other forums to respond.
