Monthly 2020 Vol. 1 Catalog Premier Spotlight
May 20, 2020 - Each month throughout the year, M.T.H. will be spotlighting various items from our 2020 O Gauge Volume 1 catalog. This month's feature will focus on the Premier O Scale Union Pacific Propane Turbine; the EMD E8 Diesel Passenger Sets in Erie Lackawanna, Illinois Central, Boston & Maine, Seaboard, and Baltimore & Ohio liveries; and select Premier Freight Cars including the O Scale Bay Window Caboose; Double Door 50' Boxcar; Funnel Flow Tank Car; and the 2-Bay Center Flow Hopper. Each of these items is currently slated to begin delivering in July 2020.
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U.P. Propane Turbine Set - The GTEL (gas turbine-electric) program was the 1950s manifestation of the Union Pacific’s ongoing fascination with high-horsepower, larger-than-life locomotives. UP No. 57, the only propane turbine the railroad ever ran, was originally one of 10 oil-powered 4500 hp turbines ordered from General Electric in 1951.
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Erie Lackawanna E8 Passenger Set - In the mid-1930s, as General Motors was trying to interest railroads in diesel passenger power, there was a lot of experimentation in exterior design. EMD’s worm-like yellow and brown Union Pacific M-10000, its gleaming stainless steel Burlington Zephyr, or the boxy, just-plain-ugly early Santa Fe units, it’s apparent that the E8 was a new function looking for its form.
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Illinois Central E8 Passenger Set - The first generation of road diesels found its form in 1937 when the initial E-units, built for the B&O, inaugurated the classic "covered wagon" cab unit design that would last for two decades on both freight and passenger diesels.
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Boston & Maine E8 Passenger Set - The earliest E-units were each virtually custom-made, with less than 20 units produced of models EA through E5. The prewar E6 was the first mass-produced passenger diesel and the last to sport the rakish, streamlined EMD nose so characteristic of the 1930s.
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Seaboard E8 Passenger Set - After the war, the new E7 adopted the "bulldog" nose introduced earlier on the FT freight diesel. With the rollout of the E8 in 1949, the E-unit, America’s most popular passenger diesel, reached its final visual form — just in time for the last hurrah of the American passenger train.
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B&O E8 Passenger Set - With twin motors to ensure reliability and six-wheel trucks that rode like a Cadillac, the E8 was an engineer’s dream. For hoggers who had not long ago worked in steam locomotives, the clean cab of an E-unit with its lofty, panoramic view of the road ahead was not hard to get used to.
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Bay Window Caboose - As freight cars grew taller, observing a train from the cupola of a caboose became increasingly difficult. In the wooden car era, another problem with cupola cabooses was sagging roofs. In an effort to solve these problems, the Akron, Canton & Youngstown railroad introduced the bay window caboose in 1923.
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Double Door 50' Box Car - While usually referred to as an insulated boxcar, the prototype for this car, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), is technically a bunkerless refrigerator car, class RBL, built by Evans Products Company for shipments that need protection from temperature extremes but not refrigeration.
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Funnel Flow Tank - Until the 1950s, the typical railroad tank car consisted of a tank strapped to a full underframe, similar to the frames of most other cars. But in the second half of the century, tank cars underwent a fundamental change as the tank itself took on the dual role of carrying the load and supporting the car.
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2-Bay Centerflow Hopper - MTH Premier O Scale freight cars are the perfect complement to any manufacturer’s scale proportioned O Gauge locomotives. Whether you prefer to purchase cars separately or assemble a unit train, MTH Premier Rolling Stock has the cars for you in a variety of car types and paint schemes.
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Each of the above Premier Line items can be ordered through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. To see the entire 2020 Volume 1 Premier Lineup, click here.
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O Gauge Items Just Released During The Week Of May 10, 2020
May 20, 2020 - To review last week's list of the O Gauge items M.T.H. Electric Trains released during the week of May 10, 2020 click HERE. You'll find these at your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.
As always, you can stay apprised of the latest shipping dates by checking the M.T.H. Shipping Schedule. Once items have shipped, use the M.T.H. Product Locator to find a retailer reporting the item in stock.
2020 Volume 2 O Gauge Catalog Now Online
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Order items through any M.T.H. Authorized Retailer or by contacting the M.T.H. Sales Dept. at 410-381-2580.
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Hurry Before They're Gone, Just Five Or Fewer Of These O Gauge Items Remain In Stock
May 20, 2020 - Each week, M.T.H. releases product lists spotlighting quantities of Five Or Fewer Premier and RailKing items that are remaining in our onhand inventory. In many cases, these items will NOT be re-run in the future and these lists could be your last chance for ordering them before they're GONE FOR GOOD. Don't miss out on these items! Click on the appropriate product line link below and then any item number in the corresponding list to purchase that item from the M.T.H. Online Store or order directly from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.
Premier O Scale 2-Rail
Premier O Scale 3-Rail
RailKing O Gauge
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