From the NMRA show (Model Railroader): United States Railway Administration 2-8-2 light Mikado steam locomotive. Pre-production concept art shown. Pere Marquette (long tender), Rock Island, Southern Ry. (long tender), St. Louis-San Francisco, and Western Pacific. One road number per scheme. Models feature medium tender unless noted and eight-pin plug for Digital Command Control decoder. $299. Ready-to-run. Bachmann, 215-533-1600, www.bachmanntrains.com
Thanks, Manny. I'll be eager to see their post-production Frisco example. Based on the pre-production work, I think it would look pretty good, with a little bit of Friscoizing. Anyone modeling the St. Louis Subdivision between Lindenwood and Chaffee would certainly need a plentiful helping of Mikes. Best Regards,
Wow... if they pull this off... it's getting harder and harder to resist doing a "dual era" concept for the in-process layout. Of course, I really like the synchronized chuff n' puff smoke of the MTH steam engines and upcoming BLI steam engines.