We have to blame ourselves..... that is what sells.
While there is a lot of discussion about smaller locos being better suited
to modest home layouts, the articulateds, Northerns, etc. continue to sell.
Part of the reason is that there is a tendency for people to think that you
should pay by the wheel for steam. An Atlantic should cost almost half as
a Northern..... and it don't work that way. Small steam costs as much to
make as large steam. The extra length of boiler and a couple more drivers
don't materially add to the MSRP of the final item.
There will be small steam, but the fact remains the well-known and popular
locomotives tend to be the large road engines. Even in diesels road engines
tend to sell better than switchers.
Go figure!
Charlie Vlk
> This is a common problem in O Scale, too (where you need a gymnasium to
> turn the really big ones). Big Boys, Challengers and Northerns are common,
> but switchers and small locos hard to find. I have grumbled about this
> before, and the only answer I get is that they make most for display and
> collection and not for operation. Tom Burg
>
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