Model Railroading > Tower 55 UP turbine

I looked at the Tower 55 website, and regretably, the UP 8500 hp turbine project has been CANCELLED due to many factors.

We will have to stay with the brass models, I guess.

Probably due to one factor - lack of interest from the masses.

Actually, the project was cancelled due to projected costs being too high as T55 was trying to replicate all the turbines exactly in plastic. I spoke to Brian at the show and this project is being reconsidered. Many people told Brian to compromise to make the project less complex. I think this project will be done but not for 2-3 years.

Bruce

One of the reasons was due to few pre-orders.

Sean

Its hard to get preorders when there was no official pricing? I never saw any official pricing. People knew these were going to be expensive but never knew how expensive.

Bruce

That's what Brian told me. He said that pre-orders were in the mid-hundreds...not enough to go ahead with the project.

Sean

Amtrk14 Wrote:
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> That's what Brian told me. He said that pre-orders
> were in the mid-hundreds...not enough to go ahead
> with the project.
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> Sean


Once again, many people would NOT preorder unless they saw a real price. I do not do such a thing. Do you?

Bruce

A week ago I sent Marsh an email concerning the SD70ACe's and when we would be seeing a pre-production models. I am afraid I have unsettling news. He told me that they would not be doing them until they got some cash flow in from the Gevo's. So I doubt we will not see the ACe's until sometime in 2007. That sucks, but what are you going to do? I know I'm a little off topic, but oh well. I know how you turbine lovers might feel, a product getting announced then cancelled. Let's just pray the ACe's don't get the axe.

i thought all 3 items that were anounced [ gevo's - turbine and sd70 ac's ] were suposed to be the same price. though i no longer model up per say i still have my u50s and dd35s so a turbine would have been welcome

Time for Athearn to get on the ball. Ya listening Carl ??? Go beat johnny dingdong upside his pointy little head and bust it out.


TCS - oh the flavours you can do .... !

I have a gevo and have a SD70ACe on order maybe its time to look at the price no cash flow to high a price.
Ryan Ballard