I know I was just making a statement on how others were judging someone's looks 
OMG,,, It would be a sin for Menards to do anything Budweiser considering that they are from Wisconsin and Wisconsin is home to Miller and so many great other breweries, big and small.
I don’t think they have any rice paddies there either for the Bud. 
Here's another teaser!
I'm on vacation until Monday (2/20), so if I don't like your guesses right away, don't take it personally! Who knows, I might still check in with you guys over the weekend.
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy
Wow, a whole weekend? Why do I feel so lonely already? I think it's great you're doing a box car with my Dear wife's first name! Thanks !! LOL
Menards Ranch Supply?
A new building !!!
Reminds me of the old saying, why the long face?
A brewery with MRS Malts and Barley!
So many possibilities. Mark is going on another vacation.......Maybe Cabinet is going to be on vacation too. Both are likely going to the Orient to check on new production. And by the way Cabinet Bob it is your fault for leading me astray. I just ordered three more box cars. My wall went from a mini, mini, mini wall to a mini, mini wall. LOL This is going to be a rough week. I better hold some money in reserve............Paul
The first Menards locomotive? A one horsepower switcher?
MRS?
Mark's Reply Stumps us! 
I am guessing OSHA would have a ball picking this apart. 
Where is the safety harness?
Where is the safety hook?
Where are the knee and elbow pads?
Where is the safety hat.
and finally.
Where is the florescent clothes?
I would love for it to be this engine... but it's probably gonna be a boxcar or tank car:
Maybe 
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MRS provides terminal rail-switching services to south St. Louis industries and operates a fleet of insulated beverage railcars and grain hopper cars.
Its two trucking subsidiaries provide delivery of cans, bottles and outbound beer for four Anheuser-Busch breweries.
If it is a box car I'm in if it is like the one Jim Sutter posted. But still hoping for a new buidling............Paul
EnRouteCODE3 posted:MRS provides terminal rail-switching services to south St. Louis industries and operates a fleet of insulated beverage railcars and grain hopper cars.
Its two trucking subsidiaries provide delivery of cans, bottles and outbound beer for four Anheuser-Busch breweries.
DANG !! You guys are GOOD !
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Menards posted:Here's another teaser!
I'm on vacation until Monday (2/20), so if I don't like your guesses right away, don't take it personally! Who knows, I might still check in with you guys over the weekend.
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy
This means that I have to check with the "missus" before I buy any more Menards stuff.
Menards posted:Here's another teaser!
I'm on vacation until Monday (2/20), so if I don't like your guesses right away, don't take it personally! Who knows, I might still check in with you guys over the weekend.
Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy
Here is my guess based on the clues provided so far.
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Firewood posted:The first Menards locomotive? A one horsepower switcher?
Thanks for sharing this, I've never seen it before. I own heavy horses and I know that 1 horse power is not a way to measure what they can do. They are more like steam engines and should be measure in tractive effort. There is a video online of a 4 horse "power" team pulling a tractor trailer out of a snow drift. My lawn mower is more than 4 horsepower and there is no way to get that engine to do that job.
Tony
Jim, you're really getting my hopes up! If the new Menards flat car is that TOFC then I'm in for a dozen! LOL
play trains posted:Jim, you're really getting my hopes up! If the new Menards flat car is that TOFC then I'm in for a dozen! LOL
Would that be the same as two six-packs?
Tony_V posted:Firewood posted:The first Menards locomotive? A one horsepower switcher?
Thanks for sharing this, I've never seen it before. I own heavy horses and I know that 1 horse power is not a way to measure what they can do. They are more like steam engines and should be measure in tractive effort. There is a video online of a 4 horse "power" team pulling a tractor trailer out of a snow drift. My lawn mower is more than 4 horsepower and there is no way to get that engine to do that job.
Tony
Great job by that team! I've started a fresh thread on "horse switchers" here:
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/t...orses-switching-cars
Let's see what comes up. You're right - all that leverage from those huge muscles doesn't compare to a dinky lawn-mower crank.
My money is on a repair maintenance terminal building operated by the MRS company.
So................. when will this be presented?
Regards,
Swafford
Today. Lol
Many of you caught onto the Clydesdale and Manufacturers Railway teasers. Great guesses everyone!
Introducing this beautiful MRS Flatcar with Budweiser Truck!
In 1887, Adolphus Busch founded the Manufacturers Railway Company. This short-line track contained 13.5 miles of track, connecting the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis to the Alton and Southern Railway in Illinois. A favorite of many railroad enthusiasts because of its long history, this line not only streamlined their beer delivery system, but it was also used to ship everything from bags to boilers and bathtubs along the St. Louis riverfront. In the 1940s, “the beer railroad” maintained 42 miles of track, shipping until its closure on March 13, 2011.
This 11-1/2’’ Manufacturers Railway Flatcar not only features a beautifully painted woodgrain deck, but it‘s also equipped with premium metal trucks and operating couplers. But this impressive piece doesn’t stop there! Sitting atop the flatcar is an O scale die-cast beverage truck. From its bold red paint and chrome accents to its Budweiser® branded decorations, this lifelike truck has it all. It even includes side doors that actually open!
Flatcar measures 11-1/2" L (coupler to coupler)
Deck measures 10-3/8" L x 2-1/2" W
Truck measures 6" L x 1-3/4" W x 2-1/4" H
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Thank you,
Mark the Menards Train Guy
Awesome! Always great products from Menards.
Thank you Mark for keeping us abreast of the new items and always listening to us.
Mark,
Although I'm not a huge fan of Budweiser, I'm in for one of these! For some reason, it's something I really like!
Plus I might order some of the track to try out, as I'm due for some tubular track!
Ed
Mark: Your my best BUD....
Beautiful! Though not my TOFC! No one can ever accuse Menards and Mark of being "Busch" league!! LOL
Mark ,a sure winner.
Swafford, you're killing me! You were the first one on the first page of this thread to guess a Budweiser Delivery Truck! So, you're supposed to ask Mark if you can get a free one? 
Not that it would happen.
It's kind of like the "Wheel Of Fortune"... when you solve the riddle, that's the prize you get.
Well I guess you're probably a "Let's Make A Deal" kind of guy: Okay we got the truck. Now how about a building to park the truck in front of.
Mark, you'd be listening - With a correct guess, Frank has some clout now! 
Mark you've got another winner. Glad they've changed the trucks on the short flats. What is the chance that you'll be offering just the beverage truck? I could use 4 of them to send to the paint shop for a different look. Yea I know "slim & none and Slim just left town.
Guess I'll just spring for a 4 pk of Bud.
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Mark, Great new additions to the Menards stock, especially the Bud truck. Just a minor point. In this crazy PC world shouldn't there be a notice saying "Not available to anyone under 21". LOL.
Larry "I'm my own best audience" in Flemington
wild mary posted:Mark you've got another winner. Glad they've changed the trucks on the short flats. What is the chance that you'll be offering just the beverage truck? I could use 4 of them to send to the paint shop for a different look.
Wild Mary,
If you are looking to paint the truck and decorate like the National Bohemian, we do have a Pepsi truck without the flatcar that you can start with. Here's a link.
-Mark the Menards Train Guy
wild mary posted:Mark you've got another winner. Glad they've changed the trucks on the short flats. What is the chance that you'll be offering just the beverage truck? I could use 4 of them to send to the paint shop for a different look.
The trucks on the short flats have not changed. You're looking at the "in-between" 11.5" flatcar. As in "in-between" the 10.5" and the 14.5" flatcars. You'll notice there's no brakewheel on this one.
It's only ever been offered with vehicle loads, so there weren't any obvious announcements about a third flatcar being added to the lineup--the loads on them were the 'stars of the show', so to speak.
---PCJ
