Atlas o Ukraine box car

@jini5 posted:

Just got an email from Atlas. They are offering a Ukraine box car with proceeds going to the Ukraine effort. I must say it is a colorful offering. Nothing political or vulgar is refreshing. I am thinkin' I'm going to order one. Forgive me if someone has already posted about this offering.

I bought one, too.

@Chris Lonero posted:

I don’t think we can assume who has or hasn’t already donated money for the cause but I do think it’s a good thing for the train community that we care and are proud to run and display cars that show our support. Train clubs get a lot of traffic from open house events and I think folks would appreciate seeing cars like it. A few sales of box cars aren’t going to solve all the problems but every little bit…..

Well said.

My only disappointment with the Atlas offering is the projected delivery date - December 31, 2022.  I understand that lead times are long, but perhaps these cars could have been decorated here in the US - I would be willing to pay a higher price in order to get it faster.  I fear that by the time we can display the car, it will be after Ukraine is destroyed and it will feel like a cruel joke whenever I look at it.

Received my Atlas 1991 Ukrainian Relief Boxcar today, a month early. It will look great running under my tree.

Yesterday's NY Times magazine section had an inspiring article on the Ukrainian Railroad system and how it is able to operated during Russia's unlawful invasion.

Now, I just need some passenger cars for a refugee train!

@Lad Nagurney posted:

Received my Atlas 1991 Ukrainian Relief Boxcar today, a month early. It will look great running under my tree.

Yesterday's NY Times magazine section had an inspiring article on the Ukrainian Railroad system and how it is able to operated during Russia's unlawful invasion.

Now, I just need some passenger cars for a refugee train!

Who did you order it from?  I ordered one from Trainworld, along with two copies of the HO version - my order is still waiting.

@Lad Nagurney posted:

Looks great! Cant wait to get mine from Hennings Trains!

Mine came from Atlas Directly. It was shipped last Thursday. I assume that the dealers' orders were shipped at the same time.

I ended up not getting one for several reasons but the main one is that peace symbol emblazoned in the center of the flower.

A reminder that this topic borders on potential political comment....resist the temptation.

In the mini-catalog that Atlas handed out at Trainfest, it says that the O-gauge version is available now, but the HO and N versions are due in December.  Hoping that they make it before Christmas, as I'm giving one of the HO cars as a gift.

I ordered directly from Atlas and received mine last week.

Take the world back 100+ years.  Baldwin Locomotive works was heavily involved, producing a steam locomotive for far eastern Europe.   There was a revolution, the U.S. government stepped-in, to keep Baldwin solvent.  MTH had done that locomotive model.

20+ years ago, when my family was in school, then college, there was a globe, I did a daily/weekly, ?? Find it ??. My guess,  from my personal experience, most, would not know the location of Ukraine, or Russia, on a globe, or a map.   IMO, Mike CT.

New word, ..... holodomor......  A quick google search, revealed a lot of information.