Just got my latest email from Model Railroader magazine. And there is a video of a couple of C&O Alleghenies with a 150 car coal train. So the question for me is: where is the N scale mass produced Alleghenies???
I want one too. Talked to the Bachmann rep at a recent show and he said that they had no plans on doing it. He said "only one road had that loco" and I reminded him of the B&O EM-1.
That is a handsome looking locomotive. It's the kind of locomotive many would find a home for even if it did not fit with their locale or era. I'm primarily a west coast mountain railroad aficionado... and this is one of those models that I'd find a home for on my roster. Mind you... I probably would not re-name the model to a western railroad (like Con-Cor would)... but I'd say that it was on 'loan' to my favorite road... D&RGW. After-all... Virginian did provide 2-8-8-2 Mallets to D&RGW around the end of WWII. While I'm not too sure about the dimensions and driver sizes... it would seem that Bachmann has at least a reasonable starting point using the 2-6-6-2 model they've produced in N scale.
Yes, but the EM-1 is just the B&O version of the Yellowstone, and the mechanism can be used for similar models for the Northern Pacific, DM&IR, the SP AC-9, and the Western Pacific. The UP also had this wheel arrangement, but the drivers were larger and there were other differences that would be noticeable if Bachmann tried to use this specific mechanism for the UP version. But the others are nearly identical (mechanism, not shell). I suspect we will see all but the UP run by Bachmann sooner or later. With the Allegheny, you really are talking just the C&O and Virginian. I'd love to see it, but I get why Bachmann thinks it's just not practical. My hope is that Bachmann will "stretch" the upcoming Berkshire into a 2-10-4 C&O T1, which would result in a mechanism suitable for other Texas-types, including the Pennsy J1 (which was a virtual copy of the C&O). John C.
This would be a neat locomotive to produce! And since they only do limited runs anyway, their really ain't any excuse to not produce them except that they only want to produce super high volume units anymore. So where is Fox Valley and other small manufacturers? It does take a huge amount of work to produce the tooling and all the research and marketing, so there won't be a lot of different locos, but even a few is great! Keep asking at the shows and maybe they will wake up to the demand.
The Bachmann 2-6-6-2 is small compared to an Allegheny. I should post some pix of the two. I have a brass Allegheny.
I'd be thrilled if someone made an affordable Virginian Blue Ridge! Hopefully with Bachmann's Berk, they'll make a Virginian BA too. VGN's super power steam is very close to C&O's as Virginian was under an ex-C&O man when they ordered them. Now if only someone would make smaller VGN steam like the woo woo woo, SA, SB, or my favorites the MC and MCA.
I've only seen a few photos of the Virginian Berk, but they look a lot like the C&O Kanawha, except that perhaps the sand dome is a little more "centered" on the boiler. Bachmann is doing the C&O version of the Berk, complete with the low headlight. Can't imagine they won't do the Virginian in a future run. John C.
The only ones are the Key Brass right now. I figure the manufactory that would most likely make one in plastic would be Bachmann Spectrum. Ernie
Intermountain builds SP cab forwards and Athearn builds UP Big Boys. So there is chance it will be built.
If someone decides there is enough of a market, they'll happen. You've got to help in that process. Rally everyone who might be interested. Help in the R&D process.
Why cant a manufacture use the plans they have for such and item in brass, but construct in diecast and plastics? Lower the price, make more units, sell more units.
And that my friends might just be the deal breaker. If they really do start getting into that range for plastic. $600 is extreme. But if the kato FEF was any indicator. It could be close. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
