I suspect an irony here, as my understanding was that AM started out with the
idea of being produced entirely in the US.
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
> American Models has discontinued sales to dealers on a number of products,
> primarly locomotives and Budd cars. I believe we posted a copy of the email
> announcement on our website (hoquathobbies.com).
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> Interesting. I hadn't heard anything like that, though obviously obviously
> AM can't sell what they don't have. I see Ron face to face occasionally,
> but he keeps his cards close to his chest. When I asked about earlier plans
> to rerun smooth-side passenger cars, he said he couldn't because the price
> they(?) quoted to him was exorbitant.
>
> I don't believe AM had been 100% dependent on the Kader company. They had
> been getting components and even entire products from other sources, I
> believe. And they do a lot of final assembly in So Lyon, Mich. I think
> they're working on a rerun of their turnouts right now.
>
> Tom Hawley
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