John, Amtrak is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and there were major roads still running it up until then. Vastly scaled down service by the time Amtrak took over of course, but service nonetheless. Not an expert on the timeline here, but I think there were some S scale models in the 1930¹s and of course Gilbert produced it up until 1966 I believe. Roy Inman
From: John <[email protected]> Reply-To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:47:07 -0500 To: S-Scale <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} MTH in S Wasn't passenger service essentialy abandoned by the time S came along. Remember we always wait for years after a new product is announced , to get it??? I think, or wonder, or forget (what's that?) John Armstrong > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Roy Inman <mailto:[email protected]> > > To: S-Scale <mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 1:22 PM > > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} MTH in S > > > > > > Which shows to go ya that one man¹s scale is another man¹s non-scale. > > In this email lies the tale of why we can¹t have passenger cars in S as they > do in O, G, N, HO, On30. > > Roy > > > > > From: Rance Velapoldi <[email protected]> > Reply-To: S-Scale <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:53:27 +0100 > To: S-Scale <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} MTH in S > > > > > > > Hi: > Were the AM PA's and PB's so far off the mark?? I thought they weren't too > "non-scale"??? > I do have the ATSF and another?? > What were the basic problems (besides hi-rail wheels and couplers)? > Tx. > Rance Velapoldi (Tranby, Norway) > > On 3/1/2012 13:27, Robert Frascella wrote: > >> >> >> A third PA-1? That assumes that we've already had two. Of the two PA's out >> there neither are scale nor that great. The best of the two is the Flyer >> version, with the flat roof being the biggest problem. So to answer the >> question, yes we need a scale PA. I'd certainly welcome one. >> >> >> >> Bob Frascella >> >> Wenham, MA >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 6930 (20120301) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 6930 (20120301) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com
