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 Posted - 07/10/2006 : 10:47:23
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First Industrial Rail™ Products from Atlas O to Debut this Fall
Since the April 2006 announcement that Atlas O, LLC, has purchased all O scale assets of Industrial Rail™, formerly owned by Hobbico, anticipation has been building as to how Atlas O would improve and expand the line. The suspense will end in October, when the first six Industrial Rail™ by Atlas O freight cars, all reissues with new paint schemes and road names, make their debut at shows and on the Atlas O website.
Made of steel and ABS plastic and featuring die-cast trucks and couplers, the initial six 3-Rail freight cars are scheduled to hit hobby shop shelves October 2006 – January 2007. Included in this premier release are: single door box cars, gondolas with pipe load, plug door box cars, skeleton log cars with log load, flat cars with lumber load and tank cars. Each of the body styles will be offered in four road names and two road numbers per paint scheme.
Features:
-Die-cast metal trucks & wheels
-Needle point axles
-Detailed brake wheels
-Metal couplers
-Rugged ABS plastic bodies
-Accurate painting & printing
-Operating doors (where applicable
-Detailed underframe
-Compatible with all traditional-sized 3-Rail O/O-27 trains
“This line will appeal to the traditional O-27 O gauge operator,” said Jim Weaver, vice-president of Atlas O. “Industrial Rail™ products are well built and offer value and good quality in their price range.” “The acquisition of this O-27 Traditional Sized Line expands our appeal to all segments of O gauge model railroading.” He said the line will expand in 2007 to include locomotives, new freight cars, an Industrial Rail™ track system and more.
Atlas O is currently working on a new, 30-page catalog strictly for Industrial Rail™ products. This 4” x 10” catalog will feature large, colorful photos and artwork of all freight car road names. A summary of Industrial Rail™ by Atlas O products will also appear in the next regular Atlas O catalog, scheduled for release in October 2006. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price, (MSRP), for all freight cars is either $27.95 or $32.95, depending on the body style. Details and updates can currently be found on www.atlaso.com and www.atlaso.com/nowshipping.htm .
“Industrial Rail™ trains are designed to be a rugged and reliable value priced line to be enjoyed by train lovers of all ages,” said Thomas W. Haedrich, CEO of Atlas O, LLC. But that’s just the beginning, as more items are currently in the planning and production stages. Mr. Haedrich said the competitively priced line will offer parents more options for equipping layouts shared by family members of all ages. “It’s the beginning of an extensive line,” he added.
The Industrial Rail™ rolling stock line, which also includes a trolley and handcar, forms the foundation of the newest line of Atlas O products – O-27 Traditional Sized Line – which joins the high-end Master Line™ and mid-level, affordable, scale-sized Trainman™ line.
Watch for product updates and announcements on the Atlas O website and in Atlas’ online Atlas RR Report. |
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