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Post by stevewagner on Sept 26, 2014 11:39:29 GMT -8
I still haven't received the three Atlas Delaware & Hudson heavyweight coaches I'd ordered soon after they were announced in 2012. But this morning, Rob Pisani, an Atlas staffer and fellow member of the Bridge Line Historical Society, an active group of D&H fans, e-mailed me and confirmed that, as I had very much hoped, the coaches' roofs are removable -- they were redesigned to snap-fit into the bodies. That means modelers will be able to add window shades and to paint parts of the interiors if they wish.
Rob also mentioned that "in some instances the factory over-tightened the screw that holds the coupler assembly (swing arm) in place. As a result, the coupler swing is restricted. A quarter turn or so with a screwdriver should free it up just enough to ensure better operation. You can check this by gently trying to swing the coupler from left to right b hand. If it does not give at all, you'll need the 'fix"."
Incidentally, the eleven-car northbound Delaware & Hudson Laurentian I saw at Whitehall, NY on its way to Montreal in the summer of 1962 included not only a heavyweight D&H two-tone gray coach similar to the ones Atlas has produced (but with sealed windows because it had been air-conditioned) but a green heavyweight "single window" New York Central coach with yellow lettering like the NYC cars in the first run from Atlas.
Steve Wagner
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