GenesisFan99 posted:They would probably have to work with Siemens to get the tooling and it would have to be licensed by Amtrak.
Licensing by Amtrak will possibly be required as anything with the current Amtrak logo is of interest to Amtrak. Bachmann is doing the ACS-64 in HO and H, but it doesn't appear that they will do it in O. As for tooling, we just need good quality photographs some key dimensions. The factory creates a 3D model in CAD that is reviewed for accuracy. If FP45s and SDP40Fs aren't hitting the 500-750 unit threshold, I have a hard time seeing this project do that. It could possibly fly as a brass project.
Superliners are a good idea but prices are getting close to $300 a car for Aluminum. It does allow for another run of El Capitan cars as perhaps individual cars for the Phase II and Phase III and Coast Starlight modeler.
