A godsend to the O gauger on a budget, like Marx was in the old days. Pretty well all of my new rolling stock these past few years has been Menards, everything else I buy used. In all fairness, you do come across a wonky one from time to time, but you can usually spot 'em inside the pack, and it's usually nothing than can't be fixed if one slips through. For $25 or $35 a pop I can't complain. Sorta hoping their F unit gets a full release soon. Nice to see an affordable loco to pull all these afforfable cars.
The Hyatt roller bearing trucks on your NYC hopper (curiously painted in a 1940s boxcar scheme) are 100 ton capacity; the brass-bearing Bettendorfs on the boxcars are only 50-ton. Brass bearing trucks were outlawed in the 1980s due to hot-box fires. B&O's Sentinel and NYC's Pacemaker were special all-boxcar express trains used exclusively for Less-than-Carload-Lot (LCL) service between major terminals with no stops in between; PRR's yellow cars were all assigned to non-interchange Maintenance of Way service.
I have over 20 menards freight cars and I really like them like any other rolling stock maintenance is a must before you start running the rolling stock lubrication is a must
I have mixed feelings about the boxcars from Menards. While the paint and quality are usually decent, Menards tends to go overboard on things like the "Do Not Hump" signs on the cars. These signs are an exception, not the rule for any cars such as boxcars. The military cars that you show would be a reason for the "Do Not Hump" signs due to the explosives in the cars or any damage sensitive cargo. I'd rather see on the box cars with stenciling that say "Return to (certain railroad/place) when empty" as a more realistic graphics for the cars. This would be a nice addition to the cars and give them more realism.
Nice but at over $20 a car, my interests will remain with train show used vintage stuff that can be much less expensive. I’ve purchased nice working operating cars for as little as $25 for two at train show. Good information in your video for those seeking new items ordering on line or Menards stores.
The different shade of white on the car numbers is probably a result of the method of printing they use sequentially number each car. As they advertise, no two cars have the same number. (I think there are a handful of exceptions in the form of certain cars that were sold in pairs).
A godsend to the O gauger on a budget, like Marx was in the old days. Pretty well all of my new rolling stock these past few years has been Menards, everything else I buy used.
In all fairness, you do come across a wonky one from time to time, but you can usually spot 'em inside the pack, and it's usually nothing than can't be fixed if one slips through. For $25 or $35 a pop I can't complain.
Sorta hoping their F unit gets a full release soon. Nice to see an affordable loco to pull all these afforfable cars.
The Hyatt roller bearing trucks on your NYC hopper (curiously painted in a 1940s boxcar scheme) are 100 ton capacity; the brass-bearing Bettendorfs on the boxcars are only 50-ton. Brass bearing trucks were outlawed in the 1980s due to hot-box fires.
B&O's Sentinel and NYC's Pacemaker were special all-boxcar express trains used exclusively for Less-than-Carload-Lot (LCL) service between major terminals with no stops in between; PRR's yellow cars were all assigned to non-interchange Maintenance of Way service.
The Memphis Belle is really nice
I have over 20 menards freight cars and I really like them like any other rolling stock maintenance is a must before you start running the rolling stock lubrication is a must
I have mixed feelings about the boxcars from Menards. While the paint and quality are usually decent, Menards tends to go overboard on things like the "Do Not Hump" signs on the cars. These signs are an exception, not the rule for any cars such as boxcars. The military cars that you show would be a reason for the "Do Not Hump" signs due to the explosives in the cars or any damage sensitive cargo. I'd rather see on the box cars with stenciling that say "Return to (certain railroad/place) when empty" as a more realistic graphics for the cars. This would be a nice addition to the cars and give them more realism.
Pretty good cars i like menards cars, if they have any issues, at that price, you can overlook it. Plus they colorful.
Nice trains for kids and adults. Mernards makes O-gauge model railroading affordable.
I enjoy your videos. Great job, great content.
They look great!
Nice but at over $20 a car, my interests will remain with train show used vintage stuff that can be much less expensive. I’ve purchased nice working operating cars for as little as $25 for two at train show. Good information in your video for those seeking new items ordering on line or Menards stores.
yes but comparing apples to apples at 75 to 100 for lionel these are a good deal, some people like new ,others secondhand its good to have choices
The different shade of white on the car numbers is probably a result of the method of printing they use sequentially number each car. As they advertise, no two cars have the same number. (I think there are a handful of exceptions in the form of certain cars that were sold in pairs).
The sentinel car is my favorite
Nice review and run session.
Pennsylvania prototypical standards and practices the color yellow was used on maintenance of way cars.
Oh neat, I did not know that, thank you!