Precision Craft CF's possibly canceled

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The Norfolk & Western Railway sold two CF class wooden cabin cars 
numbers 518107 (built August, 1915) and 518162 (built January, 1917) 
to the Atlantic & Yadkin Railway in April, 1946.  Since I model the 
A&Y, I have been looking for CF class cabs.  I have one of the AMB 
wood kits.  I put in an order for one of these to compare about a 
year ago....and have heard nothing.  Now I know why.

I'm thinking of ordering direct from PCM via their website and just 
getting two (who can't use an extra? :-)
http://precisioncraftmodels.com/PCM---N&W-CF-Caboose,-HO-c3083.html

But I'm not sure which version to get...probably the earliest with 
horizontal brake wheel.   Does anyone have additional information on 
these two specific cabin cars?  Does anyone have a photo of either 
even in N&W paint?   The closest thing I've found is a photo of a CF 
class car in Southern lettering at Greensboro.  I'm guessing this is 
one of the A&Y cabs after the 1950 absorption of the A&Y into the 
Southern's Winston-Salem division.

Even Southern Railway modelers have a reason to get one of these 
classic cabs!   Any additional info would be most appreciated.

Dave

At 11:38 PM 10/29/2007, you wrote:

>At the iHobby Expo in Chicago earlier this month, Precision Craft 

>mentioned that several announced products, including the N&W CF 

>cabooses, were likely going to be canceled due to lack of 

>orders.  Obviously, there has been no formal cancellation 

>announcement, so the project is probably not dead yet.  But it 

>sounds like if you want to see them made, make sure you have a 

>reservation with your favorite hobby shop, so as to encourage PCM to 

>go ahead with the project.

>I believe the PRR H32 covered hopper is also on the potential 

>chopping block due to low reservation numbers.

>

>Marty Flick

>

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