AZL To Offer Auto Racks!

[ztrack]

AZL will be releasing their 2nd injection freight car late in 2006. As a follow-up to the Bethgon Coal Porters, AZL will be releasing Trinity (Thrall) Tri Level Auto Racks!. These cars will ride on AZL' s roller bearing trucks with metal wheels and AZL couplers. AZL has not announced roadnames or pricing at this time.

Rob Kluz

[Kez]

Awesome! Awesome! Glad you all could get that worked out.

Are we looking at $40 per car?

My wallet hurts. :D

Thank you Rob.
Bryan

[JR59]

What a great Information! I'm so happy about the great Items coming in the near future. Do you have more information about the AC-12 Cab Forward?

Regards
Jürg

[RSmidt]

I had always thought that the AZL couplers were one piece but noticed this weekend that they are actually two piece. They just operate differently than the MTL couplers do. I had always thought they had to be joined vertically and that makes it impossible to use a re-railer ramp to get them on the track and then join them (I personally don't usually use a ramp). However, I discovered that if you push them together with more force than would be required for MTL's they will spread a little bit and pop together. I'm not sure if this is how they were designed to work or if I was forcing them in a way they aren't supposed to be. Rob, can you clarify please?

Randy

[shamoo737]

Randy, I always use the ram method, which is take one car and ram it agaist the other car. Its little easier coupling a MTL with a AZL, but I was never completely comfortable with it. The good thing about AZL couplers is when they are couple, they stay couple.

[ztrack]

I have also found that you can 'force' the cars together. Over time, the couplers loosen a little so it becomes easier. Since the AZL couplers stay together so well, I plan on upgrading a couple of my AZL locos with these couplers for better connectivity. It is almost like using a drawbar!

Rob

[shamoo737]

Rob, I was thinking along the same line, but the well car and the geep has truck mounted couplers.

[Gordon Werner]

So Rob ...

when are we going to be able to get the first Injection moulded car ... the bethgon coal-porters?

thanks

G