AZL July 2015 New Releases Part 1

AMERICAN Z LINE
July 2015 New Release – Part 1

THE ATSF EMD F3s ARE HERE!!!



The first release of D&RGW has been flying out of our doors. To follow-up, we now have the ever popular ATSF! Two sets are available. They are:

62902-1 ATSF F3A-F3B 16L,16A Set
62902-2 ATSF F3A-F3B 18C,18B Set

KCS PS2-cd Covered Hoppers:



Runner pack:
90926-1 KCS PS2 CD 4750 Covered Hopper 310042, 310077, 310110, 310542 Set

Single cars:
91926-1 KCS PS2 CD 4750 Covered Hopper 310729 Single Car
91926-2 KCS PS2 CD 4750 Covered Hopper 310808 Single Car

BN NSC Coil Cars:


Runner pack:
913410-1 BN NSC Coil Car 686037, 686048, 686062, 686081 Set

Singles:
903410-1 BN NSC Coil Car 686553 Single Car
903410-2 BN NSC Coil Car 686082 Single Car

BN Wide Vision Caboose:



921019-1 BN Wide vision caboose 12023
921019-2 BN Wide vision caboose 12280

BN ACF 2-Bay Hoppers:



Runner pack:
913908-1 BN ACF 2-Bay Set 419147, 419161, 419211, 419260

Singles:
903908-1 BN ACF 2-Bay Single 419212
903908-2 BN ACF 2-Bay Single 419332

For more information, please visit AZL’s websites at:

www.americanzline.com

www.azldirect.com

Rob Kluz
Ztrack Distribution

Rob,

Do you know if they are going to come out with UP wide vision caboose and UP F3 A and B units? And if they do have plans to do such, do you know when?

Thanks,

-Jon

Jon UP wide vision cabooses are not planned. UP F3s are definitely coming. I am not sure when we will be releasing them. We have not set the release calendar as of yet.

Rob

Thanks Rob.

Is the caboose a UP licensing thing (I dont know how RR companies license out their Logo's and likeness to be used on products)? Or is UP not as popular of a road name as I thought it was?

Thanks,

-Jon

Jon I believe it is more of a prototype thing. I am not sure if the UP ran these type of cabooses. They had their own particular classes such as the class CA-3 steel side caboose. I did a quick web search and did not see UP wide vision cabooses. But it is always possible one may turn up.

AZL is fully licensed with the UP so no problems there. UP is hugely popular. We have offered the UP bay window cabooses (which sold out), and in brass the CA-3 cabooses. These are actually nearly sold out.

Rob

I don't recall ever having seen a UP wide-vision caboose, so I bet that is high on the list of reasons.

Of course, there were never any BN NSC coil cars either. Why they would choose to do a foobie when there are probably at least a dozen legit schemes left to do is....well it's very "Micro-Trains" of them.

So maybe it's just random dumb luck that they didn't do a UP foobie caboose the same month that they did foobie BN coil cars.

I will say this about the coil car run. You will see cars based on true NSC prototypes. You will also see cars like the BN which the prototype uses a different chassis and are not NSC. This is a compromise AZL made since they were not able to offer both versions as this time. I will also share that two of the releases will be pure fantasy and not based on actual prototypes. I know fantasy cars are a point of contention, you either love them, or hate them... but these two have really grown on me.

But not too worry, there are a year and a half of coil car releases still to come!

Rob