I may not know what I'm talking about (not that has ever deterred me in the
past), being relatively new to S scale specifically, but my suspicion is that
there were never many of the CD 4-6-0's to begin with, as they appeared at the
end of the Depression when disposable income was limited for many prospective
buyers, and over the years there was attrition among those that were produced
(the materials of manufacture did not lend themselves to durability, either).
As to the Enhornings, I can't begin to conjecture why they are rare on the
secondhand market; perhaps because owners don't want to part with them,
perhaps there just weren't a lot of them made, as the S scale market, as small
as it is now, was a lot smaller a generation ago. As to the variety of
roadnames, that may have had something to do with Enhorning producing a
selection of decal lettering, which would have facilitated that.
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
> Speaking of the history of S scale, I remember as a kid going through old
> bound volumes of MR in the Minneapolis Public Library on Hennepin Avenue. I
> recall the ads for Cleveland Models that sometimes showed a PRR 0-6-0 and
> other times a CGW 4-6-0. I also recall seeing an ad for an ALCO S-1 or S-2,
> possibly Miller Models.
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> Not very many of the CGW Ten Wheelers show up on E-Bay. I recall having seen
> two ads for said model in the last ten years, but perhaps I missed some.
> Even more puzzling is the paucity of Enhorning F units. I recall seeing them
> on display in the old All-Nation Hobby Shop in downtown Chicago. I recall
> seeing such units as late as the Seventies. At the time I was in Lionel O
> but wearied of the collector fetishes displayed by people at shows. I also
> wearied of every box car beginning with the number 6464, yeah right! Sold
> the stuff and risked all by going into S. I still have nor egrets about the
> decision.
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> If the Enhorning F units were the mainstay of diesel power, then I wonder why
> so few show up on Ebay. In an old S-Gauge Herald I also recall an ad inside
> the front cover touting the availability in way more road names than Lionel
> ever thought of offering back then. I recall WP UP SP RI[freight] MKT, GN,
> PRR, NYC, and quite a few others.
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