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Atlas HO scale coil steel car
As a modern railroader, I bought two. I normally replace both trucks and couplers, preferring Athearn Genesis 100 ton roller bearing trucks and Kadees. I was very pleased to find that for this car, Atlas moved to a standard bolster/truck design from their proprietary one, enabling a very easy swap. Hope this continues for all new Atlas cars.
my son and I bought a Norfolk Southern car and are very pleased with the overall look and quality. A very good addition to modern railroading. Many single cover cars are seen and we plan to add several more.
I bought the four different numbered cars for SeverCorr. I thought that their weight was a bit on the light side, but these cars are very nicely detailed with brake hoses and uncoupler levers. A few coils inside and that will get the weight up. Paint looks great.
Jim - I played cards with a pretty old deck. On the players’ side there were various railroad cars. One showed a coil car with a separate compartment for each coil. Lots of extra tare weight and labor, I’ll admit. Any comment on the pros/cons of having one large cover vs. several small covers?