Mr. Bachmann,
Are there any plans to improve the PCC or Birney power trains like the nice system on the new Peter Witt Car?
This would be very nice for those of s with traction on our minds.
Dear J,
I've been lobbying for this, and I'll keep you posted.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
In addition to the upgrades mentioned. How about some additional color schemes? Los Angeles Railway successor, Los Angeles Transit Lines ran PCC cars in the yellow/green scheme. I know this would be a tooling issue, but a double ended PCC would be great as well. The Pacific Electric Railway in Los Angeles operated Pullman built double ended PCCs, as did the San Francisco Municipal Railway. I believe there has long been a need for moderately priced, high quality "traction" models. Bachmann has broken ground in this market with the Peter Witt car. Upgraded PCCs and Birneys would seem a natural follow up.
:D
Bowser announced a plastic version of their PCC.
(http://www.trains.com/mrr/objects/images/mrr-np0208_840.jpg)