(02/07/17) New! Western Pacific Hopper from Menards!

SWEET !!!!! and a nice freebie too !!

Menards is really starting to have one nice rolling stock roster!

I'm dying for some western Maryland circus scheme cars

Ordered!

Mark... Will we see more cabooses released under different road names?  

Matt Kramer posted:

Ordered!

Mark... Will we see more cabooses released under different road names?  

Matt,

That's a good question. Is there a particular road name you would like to see?

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

One of these hoppers in Penn Central green with a large centered PC logo.  Just a suggestion.    ;-)   

Nice WP hopper !

Jumping on this offer big time! Beautiful hopper car and bonus, the box truck is one size fits all, no 2X large! LOL

Mark... Army caboose or Santa Fe red & silver Warbonnet schemes.  It's a shame to have all these freight cars and no matching cabooses to with them! Lol

This will look great together !

Menards posted:

Matt Kramer posted:

Ordered!

Mark... Will we see more cabooses released under different road names?  

Matt,

That's a good question. Is there a particular road name you would like to see?

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

If possible I'd like to see some conrail stuff. 

I'm not sure how well the New Haven boxcars sold, but I would like more New Haven cars of any type. I understand that it's not practical to make them if I'm the only one who will buy them.  Keep up the great work!

Thanks

Chris

Menards posted:

Matt Kramer posted:

Ordered!

Mark... Will we see more cabooses released under different road names?  

Matt,

That's a good question. Is there a particular road name you would like to see?

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

I might be asking for too much here but the question was asked so here goes... Everyone knows that MENARDS rolling stock have unique road numbers. So how about taking it another step further?

Union pacific had a number of "slogans" on their cabooses (usually in a white box) such as:

"Have train will travel"

"We're a great big rolling railroad"

"Go Big Train"

"There's No Romance In Taking A Chance"

"Don't Get Carried Away- Think Safety"

"Make Safety Your First Thought - Not Your Last"

"What Do We Do? We Work For You"

"America- We're Pulling For You"

"Everyone Gains Where Courtesy Reigns"

(etc.)

So, in addition to each MENARDS UP caboose having a unique road number, the MENARDS Union Pacific caboose would have a random "saying" printed in the white box. When ordering- you wouldn't know what you got until it arrived and you opened the box!

The possibilities for looking for a particular saying or trading for a particular saying might add a lot of interest.

I have no idea if this is practical but it's my suggestion so there you have it!

I would like to see a 4 bay covered hopper in the following road names and colors.

1. Baltimore and Ohio Gray

2. Chessie Yellow

3. Conrail Brown

4. Bessemer and Lake Erie Orange

5 Chesapeake and Ohio Blue

6. Penn Central Jade Green

7. Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Jade Green

Menards posted:

Matt Kramer posted:

Ordered!

Mark... Will we see more cabooses released under different road names?  

Matt,

That's a good question. Is there a particular road name you would like to see?

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Mark,

You bet.  Many have asked for a serious caboose to go with those gorgeous Santa Fe boxcars and hoppers. 

Naturally, now that I have two orders in transit, you guys come out with two more that are hard to resist.  Anyway, On with Menard's.  Also, it's hard to disagree with Bob about these things, especially when the new WP car is already on it's way, haha.

Jerry

Good Day Mark the Menards Guy,

How about offering separate coal loads for your hoppers? Package of 6!

Regards,

Frank

Tbe different color roofs on many of these cars really adds a lot of looks!

Same on the WP box car.   

The Western Pacific hopper is another good looking hopper. Today is going to be a good day. This morning my order came in so I'm traveling down to Menards this morning to pick up my first Menards' cars along with some tanks. First three cars will be in my possession soon...........Paul

Mark,  

How about Soo Line for the hoppers?  Or does the Soo not sell well?  I've noticed that the Soo has been passed over for multiple items, the coal hopper, the three dome tank, caboose, etc.  It got me wondering if Menard's just didn't see the numbers from the Soo Line that makes it worthwhile to use it.

Basil

1970-era Illinois Central hoppers in orange.  I'd buy the six-pack!

thank you.

Menard's is really stepping up. I love the WP covered hoppers. Opened an acc't., but couldn't make a sale, Wonder why, will try again later. Would love to see some Wabash and Katy numbers, but especially decent, more scale-like cabeese.

Virginian65 posted:

Menard's is really stepping up. I love the WP covered hoppers. Opened an acc't., but couldn't make a sale, Wonder why, will try again later. Would love to see some Wabash and Katy numbers, but especially decent, more scale-like cabeese.

If you are still having trouble, Customer Service can assist you with placing your order. Their email address is customerservice@menardsoc.com.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

IC fan posted:

1970-era Illinois Central hoppers in orange.  I'd buy the six-pack!

thank you.

ICG or Illinois Terminal Boxcars would be a good suggestion too.

Wish there was a "Rolling Stock Suggestions for Menards" thread where we could post our ideas....

Mark    ( TMTG )

Are there any plans to restock the Santa Fe Box Car SKU #2793830 which is currently sold out

Bill_R posted:

Mark    ( TMTG )

Are there any plans to restock the Santa Fe Box Car SKU #2793830 which is currently sold out

Bill,

Yes, we do plan to reissue the Santa Fe boxcar (War Bonnet). However, I don't have an estimate for when they will be available for sale.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Six cars for $100, that pencils out to less than $16.50 each.  You can't go wrong.  Think about it, Lionel is selling single freight cars for $85.  For anybody just getting into this hobby, (young kids) Menard's is offering the chance to put together a very decent train for $200.

How much longer before the BIG "M" starts to offer a conventional Diesel engine for a very reasonable price?

Keep it up Menard's you are starting to have a very favorable impact on this hobby.