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Latest Additions

Your patience has been rewarded! Coach Yard has delivered two projects for your consideration - let us know what you would like:

 

9/30/2024

Due to their limited to non-existent availability, we have worked with Coach Yard to produce a new run of Santa Fe Mail Container Flat cars (ex HW diners, etc converted...).  This was a small run (plus additional containers), so get them while they are available!

8/8/2024

With the transition of Division Point to new management we are please to till have a few pieces from their last project available.  Let us know which fo these fine EMD NW-3 Diesels (GN, Anaconda, Clinchfield) will work for you.

2/29/2024

What's New

North Bank Line notes for Aug:

Due to scheduling changes from the builder, the 3rd business car group and the WP / SN / TS caboose project have changed positions in the schedule.  We now expect the cabooses in the fall and the next business cars in late 2024 or January 2025.   Following are some updates, along with new project annoucements:

8/18/2024

North Bank Line notes for June:

The 3rd Business car project will have hard numbers set on Friday June 28.. Please check the listings at the link and let us know if there are any models you need from the project (Amtrak, CB&Q, CN, DM&IR, IC, ICG, MRL, N&W, WP).   After the 28th, availability will be limited to a few models we have ordered for stock.

6/26/2024

North Bank Line notes for May:

  • Non-refundable deposits are due on the 3rd Business car project. We have sent notices out to our clients with reservations. Quantities will be closed soon, so if you are interested in any of the cars in the project (Amtrak, CB&Q, CN, DM&IR, IC, ICG, MRL, N&W, WP) please let me know ASAP.
  • The City of Kansas City project has new updates - in particular, the list of Boston & Maine cars has been released - along with the addition of some Maine Central cars. The business cars have been moved out to a later (#4) project group.
  • NBL has also indicated they are sold out of their 2nd Business car run and their vinegar cars. We still have a few from both those projects, so please check the links for availability
4/29/2024

Consignments

Collection - 2024 Oct

To start Oct, we are reseting some 'hold' pieces that have been released for other items.  Roads for this month start with Erie, GN, Milw, NP, PRR, UP...

10/4/2024

Collection - 2024 Sept

Posting this a day early - we just picked up a set of fine, recent production models. New items for some of your favorite roads: AT&SF, GN, Milw, Monon, Nickle Plate, NP and UP...

8/30/2024

Collection - 2024-August.

...Continuing from July (and June), we have the last models from our recent aquisition, plus a new set of NP cars.  Also showing are additional photos of the new ATSF Mail Flats, plus...

8/15/2024

Blog

In the streamliner era, NewYork Central created and engine they names "Commodore Vanderbilt"   Below is footage from 1934 showing this unique J1a 4-6-4 Hudson in action.  
Here is another view of steam locomotive construction.  From the youtube website listing: Power to Order - Engineering and manufacturing steam locomotives at the Doncaster works in Britain in 1940s. With LMS 8F 2-8-0 Freight Locomotive seen and used in WW2. Foundry forging in action. It...
Inside of New York City's Grand Central Terminal is a secret basement.  While virtually unknown, it serves an important and vital function.