(08/11/17) O Gauge Release from Menards!

Super chief boxtruck!

I'm gonna say Santa Fe caboose.

Santa Fe double stack. ..........Paul

If you hadn't already done it in April I was going to say the Santa Fe Bus, since that's the logo

This teaser thing you guys do is probably one of my favorite things on the forum, thanks for keeping us "guessing"!

Sante Fe Auto racks

I don't think they done a covered hopper, that's my guess.

About time to turn out a few passenger cars??

A new Santa Fe Station.

Well it surely isn't a BREWERY for Indian Head beer.

I'd sure like to see a 2nd production run on the ATSF Coal Hopper!!!

Regards, 

Swafford

Some type of a Santa Fe building. Maybe a maintenance shed or station. Or, a Santa Fe  mail express reefer.

I'm Sure it will be the Wild Mary Santa Fe Brewing Co.

Well, it is something "Santa Fe", so its alright whatever it is. Maybe another run of the boxcars?

jim sutter posted:

Some type of a Santa Fe building. Maybe a maintenance shed or station. Or, a Santa Fe  mail express reefer.

A Menard(s) Station? Didnt Santa Fe have a station in Menard TX?

I am going out on a big limb. I say it might be their first engine!!

you may have a hard time guessing the item!

Mark the Menards Train Guy

 

That's really no clue at all - essentially useless, particularly considering all the fantasy stuff being done by Menards. That logo could be on anything.

Well lets see HMM passenger cars would be a first for them ! they already have sheds so nope I'm going to say a yard building.

Swafford posted:

I'd sure like to see a 2nd production run on the ATSF Coal Hopper!!!

Regards, 

Swafford

"Hard time guessing" ? I think that's part of the clue. Frank, you may be right. A set of coal hoppers with the long Santa Fe logo seems to fit.

Are we going to receive another clue today? I sure hope so.

Well, I'm on the way home. My guess is something Santa Fe... LOL

Passenger Station!

Dad, I think it's a red and silver Santa Fe box truck on a flat car! LOL

Play Trains, did you ever see the site I posted concerning the nose art that sounds like what you described on your Dad's plane?

 

Rick, yes I did and I thought I had replied! There was a picture which was very close, as far as prop placement ( he said properly) but Dad's girl was in the bombing run position and had reddish blond hair! Coincidentally ,I'm sure, my Mom's hair was reddish blond! Told you Dad was a rascal! LOL

Santa Fe 50' Box Car....................

Regards, Swafford

Passenger station

 

I am thinking a Chief Brewery ! LOL I just see that logo at the top of the building!!!

Not guessing, but, continuing to hope for that Santa Fe caboose.

Jerry

Mark, did you get my PM?

DoubleDAZ posted:

Mark, did you get my PM?

Dave,

I did indeed.

I sent you a reply this morning and just let me know if I can do anything else for you!

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

mike g. posted:

I am thinking a Chief Brewery ! LOL I just see that logo at the top of the building!!!

Mike I don't think a BREWERY is on Menards radar.

Menards posted:

I did indeed.

I sent you a reply this morning and just let me know if I can do anything else for you!

Thanks, Mark. I wasn't getting impatient, just wanted to make sure you accept PMs. I sent one to someone once and found out not every member gets PMs. I hope you enjoyed your summer weekend.

Hey there Nick, I think its on there radar! I just don't know if they can get an agreement with any of the brewery's or they don't want to spend a lot of money trying! But either way I am thinking I could get another American Power and light building and just change the signage! 

I don't think the big guys from say bud, coors, bush would come after a little guy like me. Hell I don't have anything they would want! LOL

Mike G, I agree with you about the brewery and was thinking of doing the same thing but with the Pepsi building because it seemed more adapted to the look of a brewery.....,Paul

Santa Fe Warehouse...................

Regards, 

Frank

Thinking big.......................................

Santa Fe E1 made out of real stainless steel with functioning prime movers using rubbing alcohol for fuel that power traction motors in the trucks.  It will also feature a new command control system that uses Google Earth as it basic platform.  No special system required outside of a WiFi enabled device.  All of this for $199.00 powered and $99.00 unpowered.

Since everyone else is wildly guessing why not!

paul 2 posted:

Mike G, I agree with you about the brewery and was thinking of doing the same thing but with the Pepsi building because it seemed more adapted to the look of a brewery.....,Paul

Paul, I haven't seen a Pepsi building. Is that something Menards did?

Never mind I just looked and found it! I agree with you the Pepsi building would be much better!

 

They did Mike. Check out their website. I think you might find it a better choice......Paul

Pepsi Bldg...........................

Regards, Swafford

Mike, you and Paul are giving me ideas  ( scary, considering the source ). How about a large building similar to the Pepsi building as a Santa Fe freight transfer station where I could backup to the docks with my 2,000 Santa Fe box trucks! I like it! LOL

play trains posted:

Mike, you and Paul are giving me ideas  ( scary, considering the source ). How about a large building similar to the Pepsi building as a Santa Fe freight transfer station where I could backup to the docks with my 2,000 Santa Fe box trucks! I like it! LOL

Play, you know all this started from dad AKA Cabint Bob. He does stuff all the time like that! Which makes the rest of us ask why didn't I think of that?

Modual Bldg ...................small, large or giant buildings! 

Regards, Swafford

Mike, he is liked the pied Piper. He plays and we follow and buy and buy....Paul

mike g. posted:

Hey there Nick, I think its on there radar! I just don't know if they can get an agreement with any of the brewery's or they don't want to spend a lot of money trying! But either way I am thinking I could get another American Power and light building and just change the signage! 

I don't think the big guys from say bud, coors, bush would come after a little guy like me. Hell I don't have anything they would want! LOL

Mike I really don't like the buildings that Menards has been offering of late so I'm just going to bash two MTH granaries together and make one long building with rail docks on one side and truck docks on the other.  On the roof I'll put an animated Natty Boh sign.

WILD MARY,

When you finish building your Brewery from two MTH Granaries, please be sure to post pictures of your finished product. I'm sure everyone would love to see it.

 

Wild Mary, that is another great ides! I just done have any other buildings just hanging around, and everything I have is mostly modern. I think the Pepsi building would work great and less work for me! LOL

Wild Mary, don't forget the corrugated tunnel that connected the brewery to its warehouse, it ran along O'Donnel Street.

Most of it's gone now but it was pretty impressive in its day.

 

Jerry

 

jim sutter posted:

WILD MARY,

When you finish building your Brewery from two MTH Granaries, please be sure to post pictures of your finished product. I'm sure everyone would love to see it.

 

Jim that's one of many projects on my plate.  I hope to get to it sometime in October.  My 2 custom run Atlas Natty Boh reefers have been waiting too long for a home.  I'm looking forward to this and posting some pics.

baltimoretrainworks posted:

Wild Mary, don't forget the corrugated tunnel that connected the brewery to its warehouse, it ran along O'Donnel Street.

Most of it's gone now but it was pretty impressive in its day.

 

Jerry

 

Jerry my first job out of high school in 1962 was at the Natty Boh Brewery.  Worked there for 2 yrs before I went into the Army.  I remember the tunnel well.

I like the brewery idea, too, but I just sense there is a reason we haven't seen it that will be hard to overcome. 

I thought it might be about image, but I hadn't given any thought to the licensing cost. Menards has traditionally been pretty thrifty. Could be a factor. 

Menards doesn't sell alcohol, by the way. That is, other than the denatured variety. 

Jim R. posted:

I like the brewery idea, too, but I just sense there is a reason we haven't seen it that will be hard to overcome. 

I thought it might be about image, but I hadn't given any thought to the licensing cost. Menards has traditionally been pretty thrifty. Could be a factor. 

Menards doesn't sell alcohol, by the way. That is, other than the denatured variety. 

Jim I thought about those thing also.  They shouldn't incur any licensing cost if it was their own brewery just like their pickle plant.  It should easy to use their existing feed and seed building and just change the signage to "Menards Micro Brewery".  I think the building would make a very nice small town brewery.

wild mary posted:

Jim R. posted:

I like the brewery idea, too, but I just sense there is a reason we haven't seen it that will be hard to overcome. 

I thought it might be about image, but I hadn't given any thought to the licensing cost. Menards has traditionally been pretty thrifty. Could be a factor. 

Menards doesn't sell alcohol, by the way. That is, other than the denatured variety. 

Jim I thought about those thing also.  They shouldn't incur any licensing cost if it was their own brewery just like their pickle plant.  It should easy to use their existing feed and seed building and just change the signage to "Menards Micro Brewery".  I think the building would make a very nice small town brewery.

WM,

I converted the Menards Sauerkraut Factory and it is now on my layout as the Dark Horse Brewing Company, a local brewery in my small hometown. Works for me! 

Looks good Paul, did you print the label yourself?

Well, todays the day ! What will it be?  A Santa Fe  oo---------oo

I'm thinking a Santa Fa Tanker to pick up the beer at the Brewery!

I am hanging by a thread (this one!).    

PDDMI posted:

wild mary posted:

Jim R. posted:

I like the brewery idea, too, but I just sense there is a reason we haven't seen it that will be hard to overcome. 

I thought it might be about image, but I hadn't given any thought to the licensing cost. Menards has traditionally been pretty thrifty. Could be a factor. 

Menards doesn't sell alcohol, by the way. That is, other than the denatured variety. 

Jim I thought about those thing also.  They shouldn't incur any licensing cost if it was their own brewery just like their pickle plant.  It should easy to use their existing feed and seed building and just change the signage to "Menards Micro Brewery".  I think the building would make a very nice small town brewery.

WM,

I converted the Menards Sauerkraut Factory and it is now on my layout as the Dark Horse Brewing Company, a local brewery in my small hometown. Works for me! 

Paul that looks really good.  I wish Menards would make more buildings for this era.

Well it's not Western Maryland, so I won't be ordering any.

RJR posted:

Well it's not Western Maryland, so I won't be ordering any.

Know what you mean.  I pretty sure we'll never see any WM rolling stock from Menards.

That may be a good thing------------

for my budget

So when is the big reveal? It's 1:00 PM (EDT).

The clock is ticking. I'm here. We are all here. C'mon Mark, turn it up a notch.

Menard's must be doing something right- I don't recall this much interest in a product launch since Steve Jobs presented the original iPhone at Macworld...

True. I keep refreshing my browser

Well, hopefully Menard's will be better able to tow the line on prices.

http://www.barrons.com/article...jp-morgan-1501597604

But Apple knows there will always be a horde who has to buy the best.  Menards's line seems to cater to those of us who have a more frugal bent (i.e., those of us who learned the value of a dollar at the College of Hard Knocks)

Mark must have fell asleep! LOL

C'mon Mark! I swear there's a cruel streak in that boy you could drive a Santa Fe box truck through! LOL

PLAYTYRAINS......be patient my younger brother. Good things comes to those who wait.......especially for a Menards release...........your older brother Paul

PLAY TRAINS Give him hell Brother! We have been waiting long enough! Paul just doesn't like conflict, but he will get over it! LOL

Just do what I do! I put this together for Mark the Menards guy to share! Hope I don't get in trouble with the copy right from the big guys at the top!

Happy Tuesday, Everyone!

Inspection of the new item is taking a little longer than expected, thanks for bearing with me. Anytime there are electrical components involved (hint, hint) , we want to make sure everything is top notch before we make the release.

I'm hoping we can still make the release today, but I will keep everyone updated.

Again, sorry for the delay!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Guess I better start working on another truck! LOL

Caboose?

My hopeful, hazardous guesses:

1. Lighted Super Chief passenger cars $25 ea.

2. Santa Fe passenger station/bus terminal $100

3. Santa Fe F3s $150

We can dream, right?

JD

Mark's falling down on the job, it's getting late in the day!

Mark's message reminds me of my dating days! Sometimes those inspections take time so to speak! LOL But time well spent!

Love that truck Mike! Probably should build one for your little brother!LOL

Some sort of ATSF building.  Newton Station, KS!

play trains posted:

Love that truck Mike! Probably should build one for your little brother!LOL

Thanks I would love to, but I found that one in the trash at the local park. Brought it home cleaned it up and its been sitting for about a year, till today when Mark decided to be a little late. So I thought I would make something for him to think about! LOL

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Mark's falling down on the job, it's getting late in the day!

I agree. It is getting late in the day here. Let's hold off on the release for today and make sure everything is tested properly. We don't want to rush the engineers or they'll get cranky .

Thanks for your patience guys!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy

He's alive, but apparently the release for today is not.   We'll look for it tomorrow.

Menards posted:

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Mark's falling down on the job, it's getting late in the day!

I agree. It is getting late in the day here. Let's hold off on the release for today and make sure everything is tested properly. We don't want to rush the engineers or they'll get cranky .

Thanks for your patience guys!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy

I used to support an Engineering group and I loved ****ing them off

Steve

Another sleepless night but I am calm cool and collected and can wait till tomorrow for the announcement...Paul

Just remember Menards will be a day late but the other makers it may be upwards of years so im looking forward to tomorrow. 

At least M is making sure this product is ready for train time!

david1 posted:

Just remember Menards will be a day late but the other makers it may be upwards of years so im looking forward to tomorrow. 

They usually don't announce anything unless it's been produced already. 

Not to put too fine a point on it but you have to realize a lot of guys on this forum are older so some of us can only hope for tomorrow! Add to that the stress of waiting for the release for a few days and you've inadvertently created a dangerous situation! LOL

Play Trains is right!  I might go into Menardiac arrest! Lol!

come on you guys are not that old! LOL Dirt is older then most of you all! LOL

Actually Mike I went to school with God! I was voted class clown, God was voted most likely to succeed! Even then we knew! LOL

play trains posted:

Actually Mike I went to school with God! I was voted class clown, God was voted most likely to succeed! Even then we knew! LOL

Ok guess that make you Paul and I's BIG BROTHER! LOL

I remember God used to get so excited at Christmas time! It was years before I understood why! LOL I am your older brother, probably have socks older than you guys!

Most of us are old so tomorrow is never a givin, lol. 

 

 

Amen.

Well, I guess here are a lot of lights and sounds to test on that hard adobe Santa Fe passenger station!

paul 2 posted:

Another sleepless night but I am calm cool and collected and can wait till tomorrow for the announcement...Paul

Well son, I hope you didn't have a sleepless night last nite!...  I'm back... and I'll be watching you boys like a hawk...Look out.. CB is on deck to score a home run....LOL..   it's going to be a great ...............................  ah come on, you know I can't tell you..

Always have sleepless nights Dad! At my age I don't like to waste time sleeping! Or WAITING FOR THINGS!! LOL

Well it looks like the old guys are waking up! I slept like a baby! I bet Mark is just testing us!

Dad, I actually slept good last night knowing today will be the day. But.... but I cried myself to sleep when you did not ask me to go with you to the convention and then I read you and Mike g had a grand old time there. LOL ....Paul (your seem to be left at home son )

Mike you slept like a baby, so did I ! Waking up every 2 hrs. crying! LOL

paul 2 posted:

Dad, I actually slept good last night knowing today will be the day. But.... but I cried myself to sleep when you did not ask me to go with you to the convention and then I read you and Mike g had a grand old time there. LOL ....Paul (your seem to be left at home son )

Oh ,Paul, I feel so bad, even your the 3rd son, there is another son out there somewhere who doesn't  get any attention.. LOL..

Wonder what time today, they will uncover their new item?

Mark did not say that it would necessarily be today.  Happy Wednesday regardless.

 

Speaking of that son who gets no attention! Ah, Dad, HELLO!! LOL

Still checking.

 

Ok, all set! It's in my will that my estate will purchase today's offering! Now I can relax! Guess who's not in the will anymore Mark! LOL

You guys are cracking me up!! I hope for all your sakes this is one amazing reveal!!! Or maybe I better hope it is so Mark doesn't get roughed up too bad. . 

Mark, 

Could we get another hint while we wait?  You're the best, thanks!

JD

 

I'm not having sleepless nights at all because I saw the new Menards Santa Fe Car. It's a real beauty....Unfortunately, then I woke up. Don

Menardiacs are crazy people! 

JD2035RR posted:

Mark, 

Could we get another hint while we wait?  You're the best, thanks!

JD

 

Let's see here.

We know it's something to do with Santa Fe and it has electronic components.

That may be the end of my hints.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Menards posted:

JD2035RR posted:

Mark, 

Could we get another hint while we wait?  You're the best, thanks!

JD

 

Let's see here.

We know it's something to do with Santa Fe and it has electronic components.

That may be the end of my hints.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

CABOOSE

Ok -  my productivity at work is taking a HUGE dive the past 48 hours!

If it's the end of the hints, it must be a caboose.  Unless they're going into passenger cars.

Ready to add to my cart  anytime

PLAY TRAINS, so I take it with the will the estate will purchase one and I will not have to because I am your favorite brother and you will have it left to me LOL,..........Paul ( your best brother ) 

Track pins with a tiny warbonnet painted on em?

Mark's hint confirms what I had suspected.

paul 2 posted:

PLAY TRAINS, so I take it with the will the estate will purchase one and I will not have to because I am your favorite brother and you will have it left to me LOL,..........Paul ( your best brother ) 

Paul I wouldn't jump the gun to fast! Remember Play Trains grew up playing with GOD, so he has been around a long TIME! At this rate he will out live the both of us and dad! LOL

Of course, if it has electronics that have to be tested, maybe it's a whole new venture.  For example, an AT&SF Doodlebug.  In which case it would be both a beginning (new area of endeavor) and an end (Doodlebugs usually but not always didn't pull cars).

Well, we know it's not these new semi tractors with trailers...

It's probably a caboose, but this is an end piece too:

 

Maybe!

Mark,

If that is all the hints to be had, my guess too is a Santa Fe caboose with flashing rear lights.

Maybe the old K-Line and RMT 027 Passenger cars?

Diesel Engine Servicing Facility!

Alex

RJR posted:

Of course, if it has electronics that have to be tested, maybe it's a whole new venture.  For example, an AT&SF Doodlebug.  In which case it would be both a beginning (new area of endeavor) and an end (Doodlebugs usually but not always didn't pull cars).

Thats why Im not buying the "its a caboose" reasoning...they've done cabooses before...

Or a mechanized train scrapping yard

I think it's a weed sprayer train. Don

Dad seems to always find something new from Menards. Always knew he had a direct pipeline to  the top. Its pretty late in the day to announce so maybe from the electrical side we are going to see something  that Menards has not done. I can make it till tomorrow....Paul

First off, thanks to everyone for your patience!  I've got good news and bad that I would like to pass along.

The good: Testing has been completed on our new release and everything looks great!

The bad: We only received a partial shipment and our inventory will not allow us to put this item for sale (yet). I was just informed that the remainder of our shipment is making it's way through Minnesota but we do expect to receive the balance of our new items early next week.

Until then, we will remain a bunch of train folks, waiting for a train car, full of train cars to arrive. Is that ironic?

Thanks again for your patience!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy

 

Paul, now you can start thinking about Play Trains will! LOL

Travolta in Pulp Fiction...."What a gyp."  Truthfully, my wallet appreciates the delay.

Jerry

Any decision such as this is difficult- but it would appear that the right decision was made based on what Mark has told us.

Yes the train fans waiting on scale trains to arrive by container train is very ironic.

I knew I should have picked these up on the dock in Seattle 

. LOL

RJR posted:

Of course, if it has electronics that have to be tested, maybe it's a whole new venture.  For example, an AT&SF Doodlebug.  In which case it would be both a beginning (new area of endeavor) and an end (Doodlebugs usually but not always didn't pull cars).

Lets face it - we're all hoping it some sort of motive power thing...

I'm wondering if they would stop short of a full blast loco - and produce a simpler, powered car - like a gang car or fire car...a bump and go item maybe? Puts a toe in the motive power waters - while keeping it simple.

Just tell us what it is and tell us when it is available for sale please!!!

Of course dad you would of picked up extras for your "dear, dear" lovable son's......right. LOL........Paul

Menard's first product delay!!!! But I'll cut you some slack as you are talking days and not years like some items have been delayed!!! Now....about a store within the confines  of WV!!!

Menards posted:

First off, thanks to everyone for your patience!  I've got good news and bad that I would like to pass along.

The good: Testing has been completed on our new release and everything looks great!

The bad: We only received a partial shipment and our inventory will not allow us to put this item for sale (yet). I was just informed that the remainder of our shipment is making it's way through Minnesota but we do expect to receive the balance of our new items early next week.

Until then, we will remain a bunch of train folks, waiting for a train car, full of train cars to arrive. Is that ironic?

Thanks again for your patience!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy

 

 

Mark says "waiting for a train car, full of train cars to arrive?" This could be a hint, also no mention of a building but "train cars".

I'm stacked up on Menards buildings anyway until I can do a town redevelopment on my layout. Got the fire station in a Menards surprise package and no place to go yet.

Frank 

cabinet Bob posted:

I knew I should have picked these up on the dock in Seattle 

. LOL

You and me both! We could have filled the back of my truck! You could have taken some home to the boys! LOL

We have all dealt with bigger setbacks in life then this. Also, I would much rather wait for a good one than a defective one.

Where is Geraldo Rivera? 

Enough delay.  It's a Doodlebug.  

What, me worry?

I haven't been teased this much since I was dating in college! Hope the final result is better than it was back then! LOL

AMCDave, they'll have time to build that store in WV, before this new offering is released it seems! LOL

Menards posted:

First off, thanks to everyone for your patience!  I've got good news and bad that I would like to pass along.

The good: Testing has been completed on our new release and everything looks great!

The bad: We only received a partial shipment and our inventory will not allow us to put this item for sale (yet). I was just informed that the remainder of our shipment is making it's way through Minnesota but we do expect to receive the balance of our new items early next week.

Until then, we will remain a bunch of train folks, waiting for a train car, full of train cars to arrive. Is that ironic?

Thanks again for your patience!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy

 

So is the product in a container on a stack car on the BNSF?

AMCDAVE I seem to remember another delay not to long ago. Not complaining just saying. Okay for some reason I can't click on likes or take action highlights and get them to work. But the links in post do ????

Mark, what company do you guys ship with?

Andrew Lawrence posted:

Mark, what company do you guys ship with?

Andrew,

I'm not very involved in the shipping aspect but I do know we use a few services based upon the situation. FedEx seems to be the go-to in a lot of cases.

-Mark the Menards Train Guy

Nice!!!

FedEx works, but UPS works better for me. Easier to hold delivery when it's inconvenient, etc.

Let's remember that this Menard's delay means the trains are in this country and ready to ship to the store or your home as soon as announced. Unlike the delay from others where one places an order and then waits six months, a year, two years, or longer before the train ever arrive -- in this case we're waiting on a delayed announcement of a train which we will have in hand less than a week later.

We also have no fear of the cancellation notice either, where after waiting months / years, no train at all. While I still buy a fair amount from the L, M, & A companies, their business model is so far away from any modern method that I can not imagine anyone under 40 ever putting up with it. New iPhone gets announced and is on my doorstep within 30 days, not six months to a year later.

Huge difference here fellas, huge!

 

play trains posted:

I haven't been teased this much since I was dating in college! Hope the final result is better than it was back then! LOL

I can't remember that far back,lol

David, reform school does not count as college. LOL

Don

CincinnatiWestern posted:

Let's remember that this Menard's delay means the trains are in this country and ready to ship to the store or your home as soon as announced. Unlike the delay from others where one places an order and then waits six months, a year, two years, or longer before the train ever arrive -- in this case we're waiting on a delayed announcement of a train which we will have in hand less than a week later.

We also have no fear of the cancellation notice either, where after waiting months / years, no train at all. While I still buy a fair amount from the L, M, & A companies, their business model is so far away from any modern method that I can not imagine anyone under 40 ever putting up with it. New iPhone gets announced and is on my doorstep within 30 days, not six months to a year later.

Huge difference here fellas, huge!

I'm not sure any of these comparisons are even valid. 

MTH, Lionel, and the other typical train importers / companies are relatively small compared to Apple and Menards.  Menards does not rely on train sales to keep in business.  If they make a dud that doesn't sell well it does little to their bottom line.  Fortunately they are very good at determining what will sell.  They are also not making locomotives.  Apple not even worth trying to compare that to a small company like MTH or Lionel.

Never understood why they called it reform school,all my friends were just the same afterward! LOL

Play Trains and Paul, did you guys get my picture I sent you?

Yes I did Mike. I liked it.......Paul

Yes Mike, great and I replied to your E-mail! No reply, but I take rejection well! I'm used to it! LOL

Almost hope they don't come out with anything today, having a ball on this thread, as usual! I said "almost"Mark! LOL

play trains posted:

Yes Mike, great and I replied to your E-mail! No reply, but I take rejection well! I'm used to it! LOL

Oh OK, sorry I checked all my mail and nothing there! OH well I am going to start a thread here soon. Look for it! LOL

Beings I will be waiting for the new car or whatever to be announced I recieved a pkg. today from Menards trains. 

Two of the new nose art cars and as a free bonus the two free cars with the travel buses which look better in person then they do in photos. The approx. 11" flat car also looks good. 

Dave

I driver for an LTL company, move a lot of pallets. It's all too uncommon to see shipments getting split up. With LTL the more time it gets touched on a dock the more likely damage or pallets getting lost is likely. 

I can really understand the delay. No trains on my truck today though. Just shock absorbers, air filters, electrical panels and fiberglass molds

keep up the great work menards!

There is non on there web site!

 

Mark, you have five pages of post on a train related item of which very little is known other then Santa fe. You guys have one hel- of a marketing model going on here. U of P should use it in the Wharton school of Business .

John