new product news: new HO Y6b

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I am the same way. I have a 2174 (I confess its been regeared with Northwest Shortline products...), and 3 2197's, two of which were renumbered to 2173 and 2192. They all run pretty well.... My Bachmann J is waiting repair.... the gears in the engine broke all the pieces... I almost ordered a Bowser undercarriage for it....

Bob Welsh
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  Why are you so quick to demean the Rivarossi Y6b? I think my Rivarossi 2174 is a beautiful engine and runs well, compared with my Bachmann Plus J's which tended to be tempermental (at least until I find someone willing enough to work on them). I will gladly take another Rivarossi engine or maybe more, in case anyone would like to part with what they have. Other than that, I feel I cannot comment.

  Lois J. Ponton

  Williamson WV Modeler and 611 Historian


    Gee another Y6b? .....................uh, the only Y6b that I have seen that is affordable is the crappy Rivarossi Y6b. Depsite a few upgrades, this engine is still lacking. I am very happy to see this engine made. My guess is that the reason this engine is being made is not only its appeal to N&W modelers, but also its appeal to modelers who don't specifically model the N&W. This is very important to make sure they sell enough to make models. Furthermore, polls on both magazines and internet that I have seen have consistently put this engine near the top. Also, consider that the Y6b is so popular that it is able to support an O gauge 3 rail scale version by both MTH and Lionel. (3rd Rail is considering a similarly priced brass version) However, if this engine does sell well, you can probably expect to see more N&W steam. So rather than bash this engine, we should hope it sells well so that more N&W steam will be made. 
    I model both the Pennsy and N&W (actually the Milwaukee Road too, but that is another story) Notice how much Pennsy stuff is being made. The reason is simple, Pennsy fans buy Pennsy stuff which means more Pennsy stuff is made. 
    Rather than look at this as a glass half empty, lets look at as a glass half full. Encourage PCM to make an accurate model and hope it sells well. Then maybe in the future we will see more N&W steam.
    Also, as a side note, Sunset models made a pretty affordable HO scale brass M and M1.  
    Eric Lauterbach





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