Atlas U30B

[NW Modeling List]

So how many U30Bs did N&W have and how many different paint schemes? I  
could use at least 1 in every scheme except the NW scheme.


Ron Herfurth
1325 Oaktree Lane
Charlottesville, Va 22901





On Sep 6, 2008, at 12:38 AM, NW Modeling List wrote:


> Amen David!  We are truly living in the golden era.  A high nose  

> U30B is actually going to be produced in plastic.  We should be  

> especially grateful since this is an N&W only model.  Atlas is doing  

> this just for us.  Southern didn't buy any, and none of the N&W's  

> made it to NS.

>

> Marty Flick

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: NW Modeling List

> To: NW Modeling List

> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:14 PM

> Subject: Re: Atlas U30B

>

> Hello,

> I think some people are forgetting what was available in the 1970's  

> or 1980's! Has anyone looked through an Walthers Catalog from the  

> mid-70's to early 80's lately? I remember the old Athearn stuff, as  

> well as older Atlas, Bachman, Model Power, Life-Like and even Tyco!  

> I think we have it made now, especially those of us who can't afford  

> brass!!

> Dave Grigsby

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>

> You seem surprised!  As a mfg rep told me a while back, that's part  

> of the reason why N&W models don't get a lot of priority.

>

> Rodney

>

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> Message: 3

> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:15:11 -0400

> From: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

> Subject: Re: Atlas U30B Phase 2 in HO Scale

> To: "NW Modeling List" <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>

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>

> Good lord, the model has just been announced, and the griping has  

> already begun!  The bell looks fine, as the N&W GE's did have a  

> different style, (slightly narrower bracket) than what we commonly  

> see on EMD locomotives.  As for the paint scheme, that is actually a  

> question mark: the image shows the block "NW", but the text  

> description says "black/yellow", which could suggest the half-moon  

> herald scheme, unless it's a misprint or the yellow is referring to  

> the handrail ends.  Either scheme will sell just fine.  We have no  

> problems selling N&W engines with the block "NW" in Columbus.

>

> Marty Flick

>

>   ----- Original Message -----

>   From: NW Modeling List

>   To: NW Modeling List

>   Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:54 PM

>   Subject: Re: Atlas U30B Phase 2 in HO Scale

>

>

>   Russ:

>   The N&W bell is one of the worst I seen modeled!

>   Also one of the least popular paint schemes being done!

>

>   Stephen Rineair

>

>   ----- Original Message -----

>   From: NW Modeling List

>   To: nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org ; nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org

>   Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 8:35 PM

>   Subject: Atlas U30B Phase 2 in HO Scale

>

>

>   For those who haven't seen the announcement, Atlas officially  

> released today that they are producing the GE U30B Ph. 2 in HO  

> Scale. Release date is Feb '09. MSRP w/ sound is $289.95, w/o sound  

> is $179.95. Why is this being posted here, you ask. They are doing  

> the high hood version in the first run, covering N&W. There will be  

> three road numbers with sound and three other numbers without sound.  

> The paint scheme will be the block NW. Ths link below shows pre- 

> production samples of the high hood version, which appears that they  

> have corrected some of the dimensional errors in the high short hood  

> from previous GE Dash 7 runs.

>

>   http://www.atlasrr.com/HOLoco/hou30b.htm

>

>   Regards,

>   Russ Goodwin

>

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