Thank you for this review. On the prototype,in the real world, each 3 unit is counted as one car, usually set up as unit A, C and B. Therefore you have thirty wells or ten cars. In 1990 when U.P. Challenger Steam Locomotive hauled an APL Stack train Cheyenne to North Platte, it hauled 28 five unit stack cars, one tool car,one other car plus caboose.total thirty cars,not 143 as reported by a video company on its production sleeve notes.

30 articulated 53' well cars for an intermodal train? Wow! I'd like to see that video, James! Please keep us posted.

@jlwii2000

2 ай бұрын

The whole train will be 150 cars but with 30 of these mixed in

@herbertw.jr.carrier6122

2 ай бұрын

That's how many locomotives & with mid & rear dpu's??? Awesome job 👏 👍

@jlwii2000

2 ай бұрын

@@herbertw.jr.carrier6122 prob 2 to 4 locos total.

Scale train containers are a tight fit, Walthers scenemasters fit like a glove and Athearns were pretty snug as well

Those look great! I agree that the market needed these. I looked through my old e-mails from about 4 years ago, and it turns out that I was one of the people that requested these. I am also aware that BLI is releasing the SD70ACe in HO Scale, full die cast. That will be an exciting one!

These are nice! I had a set of Atlas ones that didn’t pin together well. I really like the Mainline series great bang for the buck and they travel well. Great video and review!!👍👍

Hi James & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks James & Friends Randy

I bought the Atlas ones. I do wish they were die-cast like Walthers. But I like my Atlas. I did have an issue with the rear car one wheel would be off the track due to warping I'm assuming. I just loosened the truck a bit and it has worked perfect ever since

Decent for the money but I’m waiting for the Otter Valley version to come out

Good review. It was about time. I thought Rapido was going to offer it. They probably will. Since everything is made of plastic I'm wondering if Walthers will run the NSC plastic pellet covered hopper again or offer a new model. The Trinity 6241 capacity car is probably the most popular now days. ARI, FreightCar America and Gunderson/Greenbrier are not available as models.

I changed out the wheel sets with the Walthers 33 & 36 metal axel wheel sets. Rolls a lot better! Nice review?

@tas7997

2 ай бұрын

Nice review!!!

Great video. Would like to see the fully assembled train some day.

@jlwii2000

2 ай бұрын

Coming soon!

Good review. Walthers are my favorite well cars' being die cast makes them the best and no weight needed on mine. Now you need to get the Walthers Container Crane kit. Have fun with that one, Pretty tricky build but worth it,

Athearn came out with the pin concept back in the blue box days! Haha

I’ll take 10

@RonStanek

2 ай бұрын

Only $850

Nice cars for the price. I did have issues with the holes and pins being tight where the cars articulated. The wheels can be tight too. A drill bit solved the hole problem for the most part. I did still have issues with them coming apart at the pins on uneven track.

Dude I would love to come over and run trains with you.

Will these work on a 22 inch curve with straight in the curve

I got the bnsf ones and was running them on my temporary track while im building ny layout and they couldnt get around the bachmann track curves.

@jlwii2000

2 ай бұрын

Hmm in wonder what the issue was, wheel rub?

@fairwayrailproductions3239

2 ай бұрын

@@jlwii2000 the middle car when going around the curves is hitting the other cars like it cant make wide turns without derailing

$850 bucks for 10- 3 packs. 30 cars. AND...No containers included. From what I see...a going cost of containers these days is about $10 bucks per container. That's 60 containers per 30 cars...equals...another $600. Grand total of $1450....!!! Plus....3 locos....let's say one at $150; one at $225 and one at $300. Brings it all up to....$2125. Is this math correct...or is there a way to do some significant subtracting from the overall calculation??? What a Hobby! 😉🙃☺️🙂⚠️🫠🤔

Those look great! I agree that the market needed these. I looked through my old e-mails from about 4 years ago, and it turns out that I was one of the people that requested these. I am also aware that BLI is releasing the SD70ACe in HO Scale, full die cast. That will be an exciting one!