One cold winter, I spent a few days with Jerry Porter and Glen Sponholtz photographing layouts in the Denver area for 3/16's magazine. Jerry (Innovataive Models) had been selling his 37 AAR HO boxcar, PRS was selling the two versions of the 50's BC and the grain hopper. Intermountain itself was making the reefer and their 37 AAR car. However they were also doing contract work in N scale as they were running 2 bay covered hoppers. Their factory was in a light industrial complex and there were a half dozen folks working.
I'll never forget that trip, Jerry being the character he is, owned two cars. One that ran and one that had a good heater! Bob Werre PhotoTraxx.com On 5/23/11 12:07 PM, dphobbies wrote: > > I do not know the motivation behnd the creation of Grandt Lines AB > brake set, but I do know that a deposit for an S Scale reefer was paid > to Grandt Line and I believe PRS briefly advertised an S Scale reefer. > Grandt refunded the deposit when agreement on the reefer could not be > reached. It was during this time that Front Range began tooling the > 50' boxcar for PRS. When Front Range could not finish the car was when > Intermountain was formed as a new company. Intermountains first > complete project of their own was their 40' AAR boxcar. > > Ironically, it ultimately took 4 mold makers to complete the PRS S > Scale reefer.....Intermountain, A&W Miniatures, Joel Berling, and > Model America. > > Ron Sebastian > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Bob > Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > > > My understanding was that the Grandt Line AB brake system was designed > > for their kits before PRS/Intermountain starting making stuff. And if > > my memory is correct the 50' SD boxcar was first shown at the NMRA > > convention here is Houston in 89'. It was also the time that Uncle Ed > > Loizeaux introduced his new magazine. Which is also the one and only > > time the Houston S Gaugers volunteered to host a joint convention. And > > to go a bit further, we had planned to introduce a nicely done 10,000 > > gal single dome tank car as the convention car. Funny how history takes > > some strange turns. > > > > Bob Werre > > PhotoTraxx.com > > > > > by Front Range and finished by John Verser and Jerry Porters' newly > > > formed company, Intermountain. Front Range was unable to finish the > > > car primarily because they lost their toolmaker Fred Brummet. > > > Ironically Intermountain was formed with 3 partners, Fred Brummet, > > > John Verser, and Jerry Porter. Throughout this time, PRS was always > > > John Versers S Scale company and never really part of Intermountain. > > > > > > Ron Sebastian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
