----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Hi, all - I'm looking at dipping my toe into S with a modest sized modern urban switching layout. One issue I'm having is finding appropriate modern cars. > > > > > > > > > > Here we go again on one of our recurring themes - lack of modern rolling stock in S. The 3 or 4 of us who try to do modern modelling in S don't bring it up that often because the rest of the S scalers seem happy back in the horse, buggy, & steam loco days, and find our concerns irrelevant. We even started a separate yahoo group for modern S modelling, but I haven't seen a post on it in a long time. < < < < < < < < < < < Can anyone advise what might be available in the following categories?. . . . . . > > > > > > > > > > > Mike Ostertag covered it pretty well. I assumed he omitted the rotary dump coal gondola and the double-stack car because they probably wouldn't fit into a modern urban switching layout < < < < < < < < < < < < . . . . . . . . . . * Center beam lumber flats. . . . . > > > > > > > > > > Lionel O27 has one that I've narrowed and lowered to make an S scale car that looks OK from a distance. < < < < < < < < < < * Modern tank cars of all kinds - corn syrup, DOT 111 - type cars, etc. > > > > > > > > > > When Mr Berendtsen discontinued his Iron Rail Models production he sold remaining tank car inventory to Hoquat. I have no idea how much remains. Wanna buy a Dow chemical tank car? I forget what it carries, can look if you're interested.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
