Hey Bachmann,
Any updates? Sure would like to see the new loco introduced SOON!
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Loco Bill,
I had the pleasure/opportunity to see #20 as she was being put back together to send home to Colorado at the end of March while visiting Strasburg Railroad in PA. They also had the new cab setting off to the side (or at least that is what I was told and what it appeared). Would love to see #20 in Bachmann factory paint!
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Bach Man,
Thank you again for coming out with the new Rio Grande paint schemes later this year or early next. Another suggestion. With the rebuilds in Colorado/New Mexico of the RGS #20 and D&RGW #168, these would be VERY popular repaints in matching paint schemes for the actual rebuilt locos. Should be pretty simple to put wood style cab on the current RGS #25 loco and change number to 20 and change the number to 168 on the current wood cab style D&RGW 4-6-0 loco. Many people like to run what the can see in real life and with these locomotive becoming active in tourist service in 2019 and 2020, this should sell well.
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Any updates?

Any updates available? Photo, shipping time frame,changes to tender,  etc.

Hey Bach-Man,
Still in hopes that the finished version will lose the strip around the number on the cab side as well as the strips around the steam & sand domes!
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Bach-Man,
Any info on the large scale center cupola D&RGW caboose in the 2019 catalogue? It is #93803 and is listed as 'New'. It looks just like an older version. It does state that the image is just an illustration. Letr us know more when available, especially what might be 'New' about it.
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Bach-Man,
It is February 2019. Any updates you can share. We are all anxiously awaiting photos, details, etc.
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Mr. Bach-Man,
Any updates, photos, information (on new tender) you can offer us? We are excited for new products. I do hope the released version will lose the pin stripping around the cab sides (and possibly the domes). Looking forward to a very nice edition of the 4-6-0 in new factory Rio Grande paint.
Happy Rails (and New Year) to You,
Ted

We are getting close to 2019. Any new info, photos, release dates, etc?

Mr. Bach-man,
I do want to express my thanks again for the new paint schemes. I do hope the white pinstripe around the cab sides and possibly on the steam domes can be eliminated on the production model. This would be the more authentic lettering. Looking forward to actual photos and more info on the updated tender. Keep us informed!
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Mr. Bach Man,
I don't mind my name not on the cab. I sincerely appreciate the idea, though. I am thrilled with the two new paints for the D&RGW being released. I would like to suggest leaving the strip around the number on the cab side off and placing a small D&RGW on the bottom along with the locomotive type designation (T-12) very similar to the C-19 look. Also, lose the stripes on the domes. Icky picky, but it would look more prototypical. Again, thank you and looking forward to the release!
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Mr. Bach Man,
Thank you for listening! New road number on the 4-6-0 Bumblebee and finally flying Rio Grande herald on the 4-6-0. The DCC and sound plug-n-play is also a good addition. Thank you again, as I have requested this for years.
Happy Rails To You,
Ted

Convention Update:
Bachmann will attend the 2018 convention. Vendor hall is nearing 100% full. Approximately 50 garden railroads will be open for touring June 3, 6-9, and 10, with buses available to the 6-9 trips. Train rides on June 4 & 5 are sold out. Convention locomotive is sold out, but each of the convention cars are still available. Full clinic schedule for each afternoon. The feature garden railroad in the current Garden Railway's magazine will be on the June 3 pre-tour.

Registration is still open!

Gerald and others,
The National Garden Railroad Convention is a gathering of large scale modelers from all over the world, but mainly in the US. The convention moves from city to city each year with a different garden railroad group hosting. The vendor hall will have most large scale manufacturing groups and the larger dealers with booths to show new products and sell items. Clinics will be held during the afternoon, alo0ng with the vendor hall opening in the afternoons. Garden railroad tours are conducted during each morning (by bus or self drive). The 2018 version will be in Atlanta the first week of June (in about 3 weeks) and the 2019 will be in Portland, Oregon the last week of August. You can fine info on line for the 2018 at www.NGRC2018.com
Ted Yarbrough
Georgia Garden Railway Society