Bluford Shops made a new tooling announcement at Trainfest: Along with a half-bay window version, phase 1, 2, 3, and 4 bay window cabooses. As they are still cutting the tooling, Bluford has indicated that their pre-order window will remain open until at least January 12, 2018. http://www.bluford-shops.com/bluford_93_043.htm
Ken, You may not get an answer here. Someone might send you a PM though. Have a look at this. POLICY: TrainBoard Posts About Retailers http://www.trainboard.com/highball/index.php?threads/all-read-our-policy-on-discussingretailers.53290/
Aha - thank you! I never noticed that rule before... OK, is it acceptable to ask if any of the forum advertisers handle preorders? N is not my usual thing, so I don’t have dealers I work with.
My suggestion would be to try TrainWorld/TrainLand, Top Hobby Trains and/or Fifer Hobby Supply. TrainWorld/TrainLand typically posts newly announced items to their site as "available for backorder" before they are released. Not sure how the other two might handle it.
RR Picture Archives shows some SP class C-50-3, C-50-4 and C-50-5 class built by Internatonal Car Corp. Maybe wrong info? http://www.rrpicturearchives.net
"C-40-6's were built by International Car for both SP and Cotton Belt in 1965-66, SP #1700-1749 and SSW #46-57": http://espee.railfan.net/sp_c-40-06.html "C-40-7's were built as per the C-40-6's by International Car": http://espee.railfan.net/sp_c-40-07.html "The C-50-3's were built by International Car in 1970 for SP #1800-1874": http://espee.railfan.net/sp_c-50-03.html "C-50-4's were International Car built in 1972 for SP #1875-1929": http://espee.railfan.net/sp_c-50-04.html "C-50-5's built by International Car in 1974 for both SP #1930-1980 and SSW #78-93": http://espee.railfan.net/sp_c-50-05.html
