[CBQ] Re: Athearn 2893 covered hopper

["thommack" <thommack@yahoo.com>]

I thought the BRHS had a liaison with the manufacturers. Does that position not 
exist anymore? We had a similar issue come up with an earlier run of Athearn 
covered hoppers. Beautiful models, but the capacity info was wrong. (BTW, I 
bought all three anyway, but it would have been nice to have them "perfect".)

Tom Mack
Cincinnati, OH

--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, "mumpseee" <eric.mumper@...> wrote:
>
> Group,
> 
> Do we have a rep that talks to Athearn about new products on the list?  The 
> Athearn website is showing the PS-2 2893 covered hopper coming out painted in 
> the mineral red and the black paint schemes.  The model is very nice and 
> represents the 1954 delivered cars very nicely.  However a quick perusal of 
> Burlington Bulletin 20 on Covered Hoppers leads to some disappointment.  The 
> mineral red cars (example part number ATH89019) do not have the "Everywhere 
> West" and "Way of the Zephyrs" and have been put into a number series from a 
> 1958 order for 3219 cuft cars.  Quite a shame that Athearn has a beautiful 
> and accurate car for the 1954 order and then misses on the paint.
> 
> Eric Mumper
>




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