I spent a while on the phone today with MTH. Rich was very nice in spending some time working things out for special runs for the next year.
The only changes we made were....Manufacturers Railway, we are going to do it on the SW-1500, not the MP15DC. That was the original plan, and i think the SW1500 is nicer. A manufacturers SW1500 has never been done before, and the MP15 was done by atlas a while back. Anyone who pre-ordered the Manufacturers MP-15DC, will have the option of changing the pre-order to the SW1500, or cancelling, and having their deposit refunded,
Also Im expecting that we will do another run of IHB SW-1500's. The next run will be in the new IHB "retro" scheme, which is black and orange, with the old IHB circle logo on the cab . There will be 3 more road numbers.
Summary of PDT special runs in the works with MTH...
MP-15DC..MoPac and PBNE (bethlehem steel)
MP-15AC...SOO (circus colors) and Delmarva Central
VO-1000....PRSL and US Navy
SW-1500's...Manufacturers Rwy, Alton & Southern, IHB, SP (to either be done as a PDT special run, or they may choose to do that as an MTH offering)
SD-9's....MRL, and possibly SP bloody nose, CB&Q gray/black
RS-1's ...Maryland & Delaware, Genesee & Wyoming (early scheme), and possibly AA (DT&I compass), and Rutland
F-7.....SP bloody nose
Steel Drop Bottom gondolas...Maine Central, C&EI
50' double door box car...SP paper loading (yellow door)
Northeastern Caboose...EL, Lackawanna and unlettered in red/black ends and brown.
40' Double sheathed box cars..Strasburg, Rutland, NWP
40' Single sheathed box cars....Central Vermont
36' wood reefers.....Pearl Brewing, Falstaff, OM, washington tomatoes, and hopefully 2 others.
Composite drop bottom gondolas...SP&S, NYO&W
And there are a few other things in the works that i feel i should let MTH make the announcement 1st.
AND...id like to thank Rich and Andy for their time and working with me on all this stuff. Luckily, Its not all going to show up at the same time.
And then there's a few Atlas special runs in the hopper, and if i can get their attention, I'd like to do some stuff with Lionel, but all thats for another posting .
Thanks...
beth
