For those who haven't gotten the email, Atlas is apparently announcing two brand new locomotives on Tuesday! I'll be curious to see what exactly this means but glad to see them investing in O Scale!
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I hope they are truly NEW and not rehashed MTH tooling. I will take a few Alco HH660s in MEC, Boston and Maine, and Portland Terminal liveries, please.
Brand new from brand new or brand used tooling is fine by me! This is very exciting!!
I rarely hear anything bad about Atlas locomotives so the possibility of adding two more great products is good news. Can't wait to hear what they're releasing!
The "Premier Catalog" has been their code for items produced from MTH tooling.
I hope they will make a 2 rail SW 1.
My guess is that they'll do the NJ Transit electric yay they've offered in HO and N as well as a GE or ALCo that they haven't done in O before. That being said I'd much prefer something entirely new such as a Tier IV GEVO. The big question is if these will have TMCC or DCS.
If they are really new and not a re-run of something they or MTH already have done, it would be nice.
The Tier 4 ET44AC/ET44C4 would be awesome, though I want a Lionel Legacy version. An SD70ACe-T4 would be fantastic, too.
Plot twist: Atlas got the Triplex tooling haha that would be amusing.
@Jim S posted:I hope they are truly NEW and not rehashed MTH tooling. I will take a few Alco HH660s in MEC, Boston and Maine, and Portland Terminal liveries, please.
HH600 for me too! Make mine Boston and Albany please.
@harley rider posted:I hope they will make a 2 rail SW 1.
A men!
I don't believe Atlas bought any MTH steam loco tooling, but maybe I'm misremembering. I'd be surprised if these new locos are new tooling in the current economic and demographic climate in the hobby, but am willing to be pleasantly surprised. Best guess is MTH premier with PS3 in new road names.
My money is on a GP40...
@Will Ebbert posted:My guess is that they'll do the NJ Transit electric yay they've offered in HO and N as well as a GE or ALCo that they haven't done in O before. That being said I'd much prefer something entirely new such as a Tier IV GEVO. The big question is if these will have TMCC or DCS.
we can only hope for those NJT in O scale
Hoping for some former MTH streamlined passenger cars.....
@Landsteiner posted:I don't believe Atlas bought any MTH steam loco tooling, but maybe I'm misremembering
I believe you are correct. But it would be something amusing if they pulled a highly desirable steamer. Atlas might really make some waves in the pond if their steam detail would be on bar with their rolling stock.
Because of the word new, I figure even if it's MTH tooling, it will be something Atlas hasn't done yet. You can see all the stuff they bought at the link below. They've already offered most of the locomotives so the S-2, GP-30, SD45, E6, and Dash 9 are about the only options to choose from.
@CentralFan1976 posted:My money is on a GP40...
I would love to see NJT 4109 (CNJ Heritage). Just walked by it yesterday. I would 100% buy one.
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Atlas O still has yet to introduce the PREMIER U30C in paint schemes not yet produced during the MTH Premier years.
Andrew