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North Bank Update 9/28/2022

09/28/2022

The second business car project from North Bank Lines is progressing well. Accordingly, the last day for firm reservations for this project will be Saturday, October 29th, 2022

Given the number of late orders that could not be fill for the last business cars please review the following project list to add any additional orders ASAP. After October 29th the production total will be set and there will not be any additional increase, the project will be considered sold out at North Bank, although we may have a few additional stock pieces available after that time.

New Facebook Account

09/26/2022

We (meaining me!) have decided that life has changed enough that it is time to reach out a bit more. BPL will now have a page on Facebook (@BPLBrassworks) I may post often, or occasionally, or not for a while - as I can find the time. I do hope to use it to provide pictures and links of our models, for our customers to review and enjoy, that they might not otherwise come across. You comments, questions, and suggestions are always welcome.

Coach Yard Update 2022-Sep

09/02/2022

The Coach Yard is expecting the following projects to be arriving soon. Please check the listings for any sets or cars you may require:

NBL Business cars #2 update 2022 June

06/13/2022

One of the cars in the second business car project from North Bank Lines is an early GN A22. Per NBL:

"in 1925 the car received steel sheathing and it continued in service as a business car until 1950, two years after Mr. Hills death. Then it was converted to MofW service as GN 03132. It remained in MofW service until 1972 so in that capacity it overlaps the Burlington Northern era. Aside from the steel sheathing there is very little difference with the car I’m currently planning so the alternate versions might be possibilities depending on the level of interest."

If you would be interested in either of these additional versions, please let us know. If there are enough requests, these will be added to the production run.

DP SP GS-4/5 announcement 2022-June

06/10/2022

Division Point has announced a new project - the production of several SP GS Steam engines. The provided listing is for GS-4 series engines, but includes one GS-5. It is expected that a DCC / Sound package can be ordered and a delivered option.

NBL Business car (#1) Update 2022-March

03/18/2022

Just a quick update on the business cars coming in soon North Bank Lines. The delivery has been delayed several times due to late detail and paint corrections. NBL was hoping to get a partial shipment in in February. They will have the bulk of the cars in hand any day now - excepting the CB&Q Roundup and the UP Selma which are still being reworked. Your patience is much appreciated.

WP / SN / TS Wood Cabooses - NBL 2021-Dec

12/31/2021

With the fist run of business cars coming in soon North Bank Lines is putting together and new project. Planned to fill their pipeline after the second run of business cars is a collection of wood side cabooses. The initial grouping will cover: Western Pacific, Sacramento Northern, Tidewater Southern and Weyerhaesaur Timber Co.

GN LW Trains 2021-Dec

12/11/2021

Division Point has announced a new project - the production of several GN LW Trains. These will be the 'secondary' trains you have been looking for in the post war era of expanded passenger service and newer lightweight equipment. They will represent the following trains - let us know which of these are the candidate missing from your empire:

International
Red River
Gopher / Badger
Cascadian

DP will is also planning to produce the correct EMD E unit engines for these trains. These will be done a psrt of the up coming E/F unit project and will be sold separately from the sets.

DIV GN Cabooses 2021-Nov

11/17/2021

Division Point is making good progress on the GN / BN Cabooses. The project is moving along with pilot models being recently finished. We have extra pieces on order, so let us know what you would like before they are spoken for. (image shows X-310, the X7 and the X-181)

NBL Business cars (2nd) Intro

09/02/2021

North Bank Lines is hard at work on their first run of business cars. Hopefully we will see these by the end of the year.

With the solid reception from the first group, NBL has issued a listing for a second batch of business cars. These will be a new set of cars with selected prototypes for D&RGW, EP&SW, GN, SP and WP. Please check the listings for planned versions and let us know if there are any you would like to reserve.

10/15/2021 NBL has added two cars to this project, including the GN A-22 with a Packard automobile. Please check the listings and get your reservation in soon.