Anouncemets?

[ksivils]

If memory serves me correctly, I recall Mr. Riley stating that only 30
inch prototypes would be produced in the future for the On30 line, or
at least locomotives that could reasonably have been produced as 30
inch gauge locomotives.

Forney's may be thought of primarily as 2ft. locomotives, but they
were made for 30 inch lines as well and certainly were in the realm of
possibilty to have been made as actual 30 inch locomotives if they
had not been produced as such (think sugar cane operations such as in Louisiana were there were 0-4-4s in service on 30 inch planation lines).

The announced 4-4-0 certainly fits the bill as described as per
Bachmann's stated policy. This would seem to be a catalog locomotive
designed for export or domestic use.

It would also allow Bachmann to produce a 4-4-0 and not compete with
the announced On3/On30 4-4-0 of a Rio Grande/Baldwin catalog
locomotive that was larger, thus allowing both companies to introduce
4-4-0s to their product line without losing market share for either one.

Thus, this locomotive would fit within the stated official policy as per the last two locomotives have.  The OF 2-8-0 was based on an actual 30 inch gauge locomotive and the 2-4-4s could certainly have been built to 30 inch gauge.

I wonder what one would look like with a cabbage stack?