Hi Charon:

It's one of the four new freight cars for the Thomas serries in the 2010 catalog and the Bach Man hit two keys at once. It's MSRP ie $70.00.

Hi Bill:

I had one in the box the other year you were here. We just needed more time. I also have the Americanized Coal Creek one. I have the "Bachmann News" newsletter for dealers dated Jan/Feb 1994 with a color ( or colour, since it's British, Ha Ha ) picture on the back page: Shipping Now List Price 299.95. Notice the British Bachmann logo on the sleeve.

The "new" 90078 Plainsman set is the old 90026 Golden Spike. The 90076 White Christmas Express has the #1225 Annie with the simple valve gear, wood tender and stack pictured but we'll wait and see what it really is.

Wade

Hi:

A Class A Climax.

Wade

PS: and a Barnhart loader to go with it.

Hi All:

The BPS set is down to $99 if they still have them.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_10204403_800012000_800000000_800012000_800-12-0

Wade

Hi Bill:

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! The daughter got me a BPS gift card for Christmas and I ordered one online. I got it today in the original shipping carton to Bachmann from China that says Carton #750 0f 1000. Thought you might want to know. 

Wade

PS: Thanks for the kind words in another post.

Hi YNR:

Here's an ad for plans that give overall dimensions.

http://www.brewerplans.com/structures.htm

Wade

Hi All:

It's on sale now but I don't know for how long.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_10204403_800012000_800000000_800012000_800-12-0

Wade

Hi DonnaO:

Here's one on EBAY:

http://cgi.ebay.com/BACHMANN-BIG-HAULER-READING-LEBANON-G-SCALE-PASS-TRAIN_W0QQitemZ310188195551QQcmdZViewItemQQptZModel_RR_Trains?hash=item4838a83edf

Wade

Hi Mark:

I got mine at Boscov's when they came out. The set had a combine and obs and the Pottsville pass car was extra. There was never a 4-door baggage made for this set.

Wade

Hi All:

Ah, the old scale vs. gauge problem. In 1891 Marklin set the track gauges as gauge 1=45mm, gauge 2=51mm, gauge 3 =64mm, gauge 4 = 72mm and gauge 5 =117mm ( they measured gauge from rail center to rail center so these figures are 3mm smaller then what they used). O gauge came later at 32mm as houses got smaller and less room for trains. S,OO,HO,TT,N and Z came later.

I model in 1/2" scale as the narrow gauge railroads in my county were 42" gauge: Gauge 1=45mm=1 3/4", 1 3/4 X 24 = 42".

Wade

Hi Bill:

No, but I may of had a picture from EBay till I lost a hard drive several weeks ago. Thanks for the paint check, It's not to bad since all the cars are like that.

Wade

Hi Bill:

The set I got last year from Toledo.OH had faded lettering on all the equipment giving an aged look. Does your set look like that or does it have crisp lettering? At first I thought it was a bad pad stamp job but all the equipment looks the same.

I'm still looking for the 90060 O.S.H. freight set. I've never seen one on EBay or even part of a set.

Wade

Hi All:

Here's an easy one. Add pulpwood racks to the flat car.

Wade

Hi Bill:

Been there, done that, got the tee-shirt. Maybe Mr. B has some idea when they will arrive. I'm glad they did some milk cars instead of beer cars as some dealers could have problems selling anything with beer logos to minors in some states. They are very nice paint jobs. Two a year would be fine.

Wade

Hi Bill:

The 2009 catalog has the Riverside Dairy listed as 98661, the A.C.Dole as 98662 and the R.G.S. stock car in the background as 98142. Also for 2009 is a rerun of the P.R.R. stock car. There are 3 new short 1:20.3 cars repainted also. They must still be on the water as none are on EBAY yet. If they just do 4 or 6 new paint jobs in 1:22.5 a year, I'll be happy.

Wade