Robyn
Like Alex, I also model the late 90's.
The thing with rail cars - they last a LONG time - so cars manufactured in
the 50's or 60's are still in service. Except for a few special cars, my
fleet are all around 50 foot or greater - a symbol of the modern era?. Those
shorter cars include PRS 40 foot boxes (due to the roadname I wanted) and AM
tankcars, and of course the SHS ore car.
You also have the selection of 3 cabooses/cabeese/vans/waycars if you so
model that era.
Yes, there is a shortage of more modern cars, but some of them have been
made over the years and can sometimes be found at flea markets and S gauge
conventions (eg, NASG, Spree, Fest)
You can also take a wide selection of roadnames, even if they're 'fallen
flags'. For example, WP and TH&B rolling stock are still making the rounds.
You can also extend this to locomotives. Many of the locomotives available
are long gone from Class 1 roads, but shortlines and industrials still run
them.
The GP9 (built some 40-50 years ago) still runs, albeit out-shopped by the
railroads, as does the SW type (even older then the Geep). And if you do
run a shortline or your own personal roadname, you can run just about
anything.
If you want to see what is/was out there, check out the rollingstock
database at www.nasg.org
And if you're as determined as some on these lists, you may just
scratchbuild/kitbash what you need or use that great feature called
"modellers' licence".
Or be patient as it may just eventually show up - eg, the cylindrical
hopper, 89' flat and the coil car.
Good luck (and maybe welcome?)
ken
On 4/12/06, Alex Binkley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Robyn:
> I model in the 1990s and I have plenty of freight cars mostly from the
> 1960s and 70s. There certainly could be a greater variety but American
> models makes several types of cars that fit the era, S Scale America has
> some and if you choose carefully some of the SHS cars can be used as well.
> BTS is getting in the game. There some good Downs tank cars and Kaslo
> Shops
> is doing a Cdn style grain hopper that can be seen all over the U.S. as
> well
> and is offering a bulkhead flat car. Greg Elms is trying to organize a S
> scale version of the Railyards cement hopper. If you want more specifics
> contact me offline.
> cheers
>
>
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