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Nice! Make sure they get the striping right ( as opposed to the past CNJ road switchers )

                                           CNJ RS-1, finally  offered after all these years!

pre ordered #1204. Any rough estimate of time they will be produced?

Would be nice to see a Penn Central RS-1 in the white worms paint scheme. I would be in for 2 different road #'s.

Thanks for doing these, Pat!  I placed my pre-order earlier today.

This special-run MTH CNJ RS1 from @PATSTRAINS announced last April arrived yesterday.  I’ve heard and read over the years about what a great “bang for the buck” these RailKing RS1’s are, but never saw one up close until now.  All I can say is WOW!  The level of detail is so impressive for a R/K model.  Thanks Pat (and Walter, too, for your influence on these CNJ items!) for doing this special run!

I’ve owned a lot of MTH locomotives over the years.  You just don’t expect to see Premier-level details such as separately-applied wire (not molded-in!) grab irons and coupler cut levers, legible builder’s plates and detailed labeling/lettering on RailKing models.  Even the grab irons on the die-cast pilot are separately applied.

And according to Pat’s original announcement, there were only 15 of each of the two road #’s produced…so I feel fortunate to own one of them!

Of course it will be “3-rail scaled” and weathered at some point down the road when time permits.

Joe:

First of all...your photos of the RS-1 are great!

Received my 2 CNJ RS-1s yesterday and they are FANTASTIC. No CNJ modeler should be without one. Thank you. thank you to  Pat's Trains.

Photo showing #1200 at Communipaw Engine Terminal, Jersey City from Walter M. Matuch collection. Unknown photographer but probably someone I know from my CNJ days.

Have to wonder why only 15ea. were made?

Pat, is there any word as to when you will be receiving Tank Cars from RMT?

SIRT... 15 each x2 = 30. I am happy with my 2. Did you order any?

@CNJ #1601 posted:

This special-run MTH CNJ RS1 from @PATSTRAINS announced last April arrived yesterday.  I’ve heard and read over the years about what a great “bang for the buck” these RailKing RS1’s are, but never saw one up close until now.  All I can say is WOW!  The level of detail is so impressive for a R/K model.  Thanks Pat (and Walter, too, for your influence on these CNJ items!) for doing this special run!

It looks that build plate is 2 decals, a black background and white lettering, misaligned. Wonder if they're all like that?

@SIRT posted:

Have to wonder why only 15ea. were made?

Most of these special runs are pretty small numbers.  I know that's also true of the Northern Michigan lines that Pat has run as specials.  It's been a blast working with him on them.

@Walter Matuch posted:

SIRT... 15 each x2 = 30. I am happy with my 2. Did you order any?

No didn't need it now. I have the SD's, RSD4/5, RS3, SW1, and a Williams FM. Would have bought one years ago if offered. Too late MTH.

Have 2 LIRR RS-1's.

Dropping 5 bills instead on the EL GP-35 in April from Mario's which was never offered in the past.

@CNJ #1601 posted:

... All I can say is WOW!  The level of detail is so impressive for a R/K model.  ....

Of course it will be “3-rail scaled” and weathered at some point down the road when time permits.

Joe, I hope you do your detailing and weathering magic sooner rather than later. I'd like to follow along. I saw what you did to your CNJ RSD4 ... awesome!!

And, folks ... as Joe and others have said, these RS-1s are really nice. We have an Atlas CNJ RS-1 from years back ... hardly a difference from these Railkings. The Atlas trucks may be a bit nicer, roller bearings. And, there is a chain hanging across one of the trucks to the brake cylinder. Thats about it.

I'm really happy I bought one from Patrick.

@CNJ #1601 posted:

  All I can say is WOW!  The level of detail is so impressive for a R/K model. 

You just don’t expect to see Premier-level details such as separately-applied wire (not molded-in!) grab irons and coupler cut levers, legible builder’s plates and detailed labeling/lettering on RailKing models.  Even the grab irons on the die-cast pilot are separately applied.

Of course it will be “3-rail scaled” and weathered at some point down the road when time permits.

FYI- Nothing has ever changed on these RS-1's. They have always been a nice, highly detailed model for many years now.

Enjoy

@SIRT posted:

FYI- Nothing has ever changed on these RS-1's. They have always been a nice, highly detailed model for many years now.

Enjoy

You’re absolutely correct, Steve…but as I stated in my post above, I had personally never seen a RailKing RS1 up close and in person (only heard/read about them)….so for me it was a new “revelation”.