Coming in N scale brass in 2008 will be the new Genset Switchers
built by National Railway Equipment and operated currently by BNSF
Railway and Union Pacific Railroad. Norfolk Southern recently
announced their intention to purchase two of the locomotives that
are to the same design as the Union Pacific 3GS21B.
The classification 3GS21B stands for 3 Gensets/ 2100 horsepower/
B type truck
This new series of locomotives if part of the railroad
industries ?Green? efforts. The NRE 3GS21B uses only donor
truck sideframes which are remanufactured, then all other parts of
the locomotive are completely newly fabricated pieces. As our
country moves toward cleaner air and more fuel efficient vehicles
these new switchers are sure to hold an important position in
railyards all around the United States.
The N scale locomotives will be produced by the craftsmen of
Ajin Precision Mfg. Find model images/ product numbers and delivery
information below.
[If you are interested in adding one of these future models to
your roster, it is extremely important that you place a reservation
with Pacific Western Rail. Overland's future production
quantities are now being very closely tailored to the reservations
that they have received.]
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NEW
ANNOUNCEMENT
NRE 3GS21B GENSET SWITCHER PROJECT
BNSF - DEMONSTRATOR - NS - UP
HO-scale AND N-scale
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Overland Models, Inc. Project
Announcement
It is with great pleasure that I am now able to announce
our new HO-scale AND N-scale ultra-low-emissions NRE 3GS21B GENSET
Switcher projects.
For your information, 3GS21B
stands for:
3GS - 3 Generator Set
Modules
21 - 2100 Horsepower
B - 4-Axle Trucks
These projects could not have
happened without the commitment and assistance that
National
Railway Equipment [NRE], BNSF, and
Union Pacific Railroad respresentatives have provided to
Overland Models every step of the
way.
Speaking of Union Pacific, they
have a very substantial and wide-ranging commitment to a
GREEN
view of railroading. Click
the UP Green Program
to visit the UP site and to learn
about their many
environmentally-conscious
initiatives and successes.
In addition, click on Union Pacific's Press Release for a quick review of the many benefits of
these leading-edge locomotives.
Given the major contributioons to a cleaner environment that these
engines provide, I was
delighted that I could arrange to meet up with the working GENSET
switcher to take the
picture that I now share with you in this e-mail and to take the
hundreds of additional
pictures required to ensure that our models maintain their
reputation as the most reliably
prototypical models that are available.
This project is very likely to be heavily over-reserved, so I urge
you to reserve any of the models below that you and your customers
would like as soon as possible.
You will note that there is no picture yet for the NS model. When
the NS paint scheme and numbering decisions are announced, we will
be right at the front of the line ready to transmit
that information to you.
We expect to deliver this project in early 2008, and given the
production lead-times that
are required to meet that target, we will likely be closing the
reservation book more quickly than we normally would.
I hope that you and your clients like this group of models as much
as I do.
Brian Marsh
President
Overland Models, Inc.
Announced June, 2007
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Overland Models,
Inc.
Limited Edition Brass
See our web-site for stocknumbers at: www.pwrs.ca
NRE 3GS21B GENSET SWITCHER
DEMONSTRATOR
NRE 3GS21B GENSET SWITCHER
BNSF
NRE 3GS21B GENSET
SWITCHER
UP
NRE 3GS21B GENSET
SWITCHER
NS
If you would like to
reserve any of these N-scale models,
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To order and view all NRE Switchers
Click Here
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