Bach-man, you're killing me!

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

First the B&O Royal Blue Set in N Scale, and a previous release in G scale, but not in HO Scale, yet we have the locomotive and no cars for it to pull. And Now a C&O 4-6-0 in N Scale, and to top it off in a set with a C&O Bobber Caboose. I bought a HO Scale 4-6-0 to be repainted into the paint scheme that is down on the one in the B&O Museum but I ended up just doing a B&O one .

Since you guys are doing the OT coaches in HO Scale again, can we atleast get a Combine and Coach for our Blue B&O 4-4-0s?

Any chance of the freight cars being re-done, and also redone in more paint schemes? Old Time stuff is not really being produced anymore, and what is being done, is Midwest and western railroads.

[Pops]

Ditto - what he said!

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

I also just noticed a B&O 4-6-0 in N scale as well, but I did my own B&O 4-6-0's in HO Scale, one low boiler, one high boiler.

With the exception of the EM1 I feel like us B&O and C&O Steam fans are being given the cold shoulder in HO Scale in terms of Locomotives as of late. No one produces a Mikado in the affordable range, or Pacific. I'd like to see the P7s done the correct way like the ol Mantua one I got. a few Mikes with prototypical details would be good to,

Another good Locomotive would be a 4-8-0, I know three road names that could be done, Baltimore & Ohio(most were sold or converted to 2-8-0's within a few years) Strasburg, and Buffalo, Rochester, and Pittsburg. When the B&O Absorbed the BR&P it acquired its 4-8-0's. They were all Sold off or converted by 1923 so I'm not sure any ever wore B&O lettering but it would be nice to get one.  I'm sure there would be some other road names. an early 1900's 2-8-0 would be good to. Use the high ten wheeler boiler for it. Bachmann has the most affordable, and best looking small steam engines.

[MilwaukeeRoadfan261]

At least C&O and B&O steam engines have been made in plastic recently. If C&O and B&O steam fans have been given the cold shoulder, DM&IR (at least for a few years) and Milwaukee Road steam fans have been given the Antarctic exile. I have seen people custom letter including the Bachmann EM-1 2-8-8-4 and Baldwin 2-8-0 into DM&IR and Milwaukee Road but the last plastic steam locomotives made in DM&IR was the USRA light 2-10-2 by Bachmann and a USRA 2-8-2 by Broadway Limited imports (both of which were more than 3 years ago) and for Milwaukee Road the only plastic steam engines was a Broadway Limited Imports USRA 2-8-2 (if I remember right, the heavy version). In other words, Milwaukee Road has been almost completely left out by every manufacturer and DM&IR too.

[BaltoOhioRRfan]

At least C&O and B&O steam engines have been made in plastic recently. If C&O and B&O steam fans have been given the cold shoulder, DM&IR (at least for a few years) and Milwaukee Road steam fans have been given the Antarctic exile. I have seen people custom letter including the Bachmann EM-1 2-8-8-4 and Baldwin 2-8-0 into DM&IR and Milwaukee Road but the last plastic steam locomotives made in DM&IR was the USRA light 2-10-2 by Bachmann and a USRA 2-8-2 by Broadway Limited imports (both of which were more than 3 years ago) and for Milwaukee Road the only plastic steam engines was a Broadway Limited Imports USRA 2-8-2 (if I remember right, the heavy version). In other words, Milwaukee Road has been almost completely left out by every manufacturer and DM&IR too.

Only C&O steam out recently is the large Articulateds, and a sound 2-8-0. No Mikados, No Pacifics, No 4-4-0s No 4-6-0s, no small to medium steam power.

BLI did a B&O 4-6-2 and 2-8-2, but they are not anywhere near prototypically correct, the biggest error to me is the headlight being in the wrong spot. I don't nit pick over every detail, but atleast make me look like B&O Engines with the high headlight and number bored in the center of the smoke box. Rivarossi and Mantua both did a B&O P7 and got that feature correct. and the only one to get a 2-8-2 anywhere near correct was Athearn  Genisis.

[ryeguyisme]

What about those of us crying for western road engines like UP, SP, NP, WP,, and DRGW?

I will say a B&O 2-6-6-4 would be an amazing model to own, and no I'm not talking about the 2-8-8-4 EM-1, I'm talking about a 2-6-6-4

[union pacific 844]

i wish bachmann had a dcc or dcc sound UP 4-4-0