Broadway Limited Great Northern 4-8-4 S-2

[petey]

Hello Folks,
I have been trying to ferret out information about BLI's version of this 4-8-4 locomotive. It's as though the engine never existed. IT DOES EXIST.
I am interested in its features AND the BLI Operator's Manual issued for it.
Any help??????

 

[D&J RailRoad]

I looked on the Broadway Limited web page and I didn't see anything for Great Northern. They have the AT&SF Northern but not in the S-2.

 

[petey]

Hello,
The model was marketed IN 2005, or so.

 

[tootnkumin]

I found this Tony's Train Exchange page which looks to be from before they were released, shows a date for it of 05/06. Came either DCC ready or with ESU decoder. No other info, but maybe someone at Tony's has a long memory (or maybe has what you're looking for
http://www.tonystrains.com/locomotive/pcm.htm

 

[petey]

Hello Tootie,
BLI announced the ESU version in their 2006 catalogue, under the Precision Scale Model label. This was to have been a diecast chassis w/an ABS shell. This model has still never been produced. The model I refer to had already been produced, by the time the aborted PSM model was announced.
Thanks.

 

[tootnkumin]

Yes, I did come across an old thread from this forum that said the PSM was still only in the pre-order stage in '08, so I guessed it may have not gone ahead. Looks like you'll have to put a search in on every for sale and auction site in the hope one turns up.