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William Dean Wright
FULL THROTTLE

128 Burma Island Road
Leesburg, Florida 34788-2914
Tel.: 352-589-0303
e-mail: dewaa128@aol.com.

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2009 Archive Page 2

SITE INDEX:

[This site was heavily reorganized on 30 Jan 2006 and again on 12 Jun 2008, featuring new releases and background information on this home (index) page and putting older material on the products page. As the product line has grown, it has outstripped this format and so archival pages have been added, listing all the older models offered and providing links to their photos and descriptions.]

(12 Jun 08)

The Full Throttle home (index) page (with approx. release dates).

What's New?.

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On this Full Throttle 2009 Archive Page 2 - Jul - Dec 2009:

Southern Railway Open 40' 70-ton Offset-Side, Three-Bay Hoppers
WDW #4004R Southern Railway (Red) and WDW #4005B Southern Railway (Black) (09 Dec 09)
Pennsylvania Railroad 33' open, rib-side, two-bay MoW Hopper PRR MoW WDW #2028 (04 Dec 2009)
Bowser Bucklers (trucks with couplers) WDW #100-8 and
Will's Wheels (wheelsets with 33" wheels) WDW #600-24 & #600-48 (22 Nov 2009)
Collector Pack #3 - Ohio Haulers - NKP offset-side hopper and
ACY rib-side hopper - WDW #CP3 (14 Nov 09)
November 2009 Offering - CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) 40' Open Offset-Side 70-ton 3-Bay Hopper WDW #4006 (01 Nov 09)
New Bowser Bucklers! (Talgo trucks with Couplers - 10 Oct 2009).
October 2009 Offerings (07 Oct 09):
NYC (New York Central) Open 40' 70-Ton Offset-Side Hopper WDW #4009 (07 Oct 09).
CP (Canadian Pacific) silver ACF 51' Center-Flow Cylindrical Hopper WDW #1031 (07 Oct 09)
September 2009 Releases (14 Sep 09):
Alaska RR 40' 70-ton Open Offset Side Hopper (WDW #4008),
C&O 33' Open Offset Side Hopper (WDW #3025), and
AT&SF 51' Center-Flow Cylindrical Hopper (WDW #1007).
PRR Shadow-Keystone 33' Open Rib-Side 2-Bay Hopper Car WDW #2026 (20 Aug 09).
WM (Western Maryland / ball herald) Open Rib-Side 33' 2-Bay Hopper Car WDW #2025 (02 Aug 09)
DT&I (Detroit, Toledo & Ironton) Open Offset-Side 40' 70-ton 3-Bay Hopper Car WDW #4003 (02 Aug 09)
AT&SF 1930's AAR "Standard" 70-Ton Offset-Side Three-Bay Hopper Car WDW #4001 (01 Jul 09).
1930's AAR "Standard" 70-Ton Offset-Side Three-Bay Hopper Cars - WDW #4000-series
(27 Jun 09) [repeated here as background for #4001 AT&SF hopper]
C&O 33' Open Offset-Side 2-Bay Hopper Car WDW #3026 (01 Jul 09).

On Full Throttle 2009 Archive Page 1:

1930's AAR "Standard" 70-Ton Offset-Side Three-Bay Hopper Cars - WDW #4000-series (27 Jun 09).
D&RGW 33' Open Rib-Side 2-bay Hopper WDW #2024 and
EL 51' ACF Center Flow Cylindrical Hopper WDW #1030 (17 Jun 09).
Appalachian Drags 33' Open Rib-Side 2-Bay Hoppers -
VGN WDW #2019, L&N WDW #2023, WM WDW #2025, and N&W WDW #2020 (17 May 09).
AC&Y 33' Open Rib-Side 2-Bay Hopper WDW #2027 (07 May 09).
AGWAY 51' ACF Center Flow Cylindrical Hopper Set #4 WDW #1029 (07 May 08).
NKP 33' Open Offset-Side 2-Bay Hopper Car WDW #3018 (20 Apr 09).
L&N 33' Open Offset-Side 2-Bay Hopper Car WDW #3016 (07 Apr 09).
C&S 33' Open Rib-Side 2-Bay Hopper WDW #2021 (26 Feb 09).
RDG 33' Open Offset-Side 2-Bay Hopper Car WDW #3012 (06 Feb 09).
Ztrack Monon 33' Open Offset-Side 2-Bay Hopper Cars WDW #3014R (CIL) and #3015B (MONON) (28 Jan 09).
B&O 33' Open Offset-Side 2-Bay Hopper Car WDW #3013 (07 Jan 09).

On Full Throttle 2008 Archive Page 2:

Full Throttle Products Page

Märklin.
PennZee.
Freudenreich.
Full Throttle's Own Products.

Full Throttle Archive, et seq. - older releases; a full index by date and WDW number is included on the main archive page. (12 Jun 08)

e-mail: dewaa128@aol.com.

Z-scale aficionado William Dean Wright, d.b.a. "Full Throttle",
specializes in American prototype Z equipment.

Will has a large and constantly changing stock of in- and out-of-production
American prototype Märklin, PennZee, and Freudenreich
items, as available, plus products uniquely available only from, or produced solely for, Full Throttle.

Will can also assemble small regional USA train consists for you,
cleans and services locomotives he sells, and offers five-pole motor
retrofits for older Marklin American diesel locomotives.

All FT cars are weighted and carry working knuckle couplers.
The Open Twin and Triple Bay Hoppers come equipped with Hay Bros. Garage custom coal loads.

[End of 2009 Listings]

Here's Will's Dec. '09 FT offering. It's a wonderful Holiday Offering of Southern Railway 70-Ton offset-side hoppers. Will hopes you are loving this very special time of the year, and sends his best wishes for you all and his thanks!

December 2009
from
FULL THROTTLE

Here is a brand new offering of SOUTHERN RAILWAY offset-side 70-ton hoppers. Each 2-pack features two different SR liveries, one in white lettering on red and the other in white lettering on black.

There has been a shortage of Z Scale freight cars for the Southern region of the USA, so Will is proud to offer these nifty prototypical coalers, so common throughout the entire area that makes up our Southern States! Several predecessors, dating back to the 1820's, led finally to the Southern Railway by 1894. In the 1980's it merged with Norfolk and Western R.R. to become Norfolk Southern. A venerable Rail Line oft wearing a green color scheme on both steam and diesel engine alike, the SR ran freight and passenger trains from Richmond, Virginia, to Greenville, Mississippi, and from Florida to Louisiana and all points between, living up to it's motto, "We Serve the South!"

Open 40' 70-Ton Offset-Side Hoppers
SRROpenOff70t3Bay40HopRed

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #4004R Southern Railway (Red)

Open 40' 70-Ton Offset-Side Hoppers
SRROpenOff70t3Bay40HopBlk
(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #4005B Southern Railway (Black)

Christmas in the South! These coalers were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., painted either red or black to a slight sheen inside and out, and equipped with custom Hay Bros. Garage coal loads. They are weighted and sport the new Bowser Bettendorf Trucks with super-gliding blackened metal wheels, and knuckle couplers. They feature white printing, immaculate, tiny and clean, in several sized fonts and two different Southern Railway liveries!

                                 Red            Black
Set #1 reporting numbers:	70011	and	70612
Set #2 reporting numbers:	70018	and	70625

These Full Throttle 70-ton hopper cars will be marketed as 4-packs with four different reporting numbers! FT Dealers may sell them as 2-packs.

Will closes out 2009 by saying, "Z Friends, this is a very limited-sized run of these Southern Railway 70-ton hoppers. This Dec., '09 FT offering is really well-detailed and should be very popular with all Z Scale Hobbyists ... great to run or collect. Again, thanks so much for all the Zeeriffic support you have given Full Throttle throughout 2009 and my very best to you and your enterprises! Merry Christmas and God Bless us all, everyone!"

Here's a new hopper that's been accomplished and is about to be offered! It's a very special 33' open, rib-side, two-bay hopper for the Pennsylvania Railroad. At some expense, Zscale Monster commissioned this run to sell at his Online Store. Soon, at the Zscale Monster's site, you will see a PRR MoW Hopper painted in Pennsy's "Campcar Yellow!" It's patterned after a prototype found at one of Pennsylvania's historical railroad museums. The models were produced by Full Throttle and Hay Bros. Garage created the fantastic sand and gravel loads for them. The printing is simple, done in black, but the yellow color makes the car a stunner! This is how Pennsy painted all their MoW workers. These little haulers come equipped with Bowser's Bettendorf trucks, knuckle couplers, and blackened metal wheelsets! Packaged in FT's clear plastic cases and foam cradles as 2-pack #1 and 2-pack #2, there are four different reporting numbers, two each to a set. In each set, one car will carry a load of sand and the other a load of gravel/ballast. The run has almost been completed, and if you would be interested in adding some PRR MoW hoppers to your rosters, you can get more information on them from Zscale Monster. Will hopes you will be as excited about these new hoppers as he was to work on them. Really nifty!

Pennsylvania Railroad MoW Hopper
PRRRib2BayMoWHop

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #2028 PRR 33' Open Rib-Side 2-Bay MoW Hopper Car

One of the most common US freight cars during the first half of the 20^th Century was the small two-bay open hopper. Originally used to haul load after load of coal to a growing American industrial complex, eventually larger more modern and technical haulers were employed. ; The smaller two-bays became relegated to the short-lines, lugging coal, gravel, ore, sand, glass, vegetables, and a variety of other bulk materials. Many railroads used them for Maintenance of Way jobs. Zscale Monster has commissioned a run of prototypical "Pennsy Campcar Yellow" MoW twin hopper casr for Z-scale rosters. Useful for carrying sand or gravel, these spunky workhorses became indispensable to the Pennsylvania Railroad! Full Throttle and Hay Bros. Garage were delighted to participate in the project!

For more information on these Zerriffic "NEW" hopper cars, please contact:

Anthony Warburton
Zscale Monster Trains
93 Old Buick Blvd.
Bradford, VT 05033

e-mail: anthony@zscalemonster.com

URL: http://www.zscalemonster.com/

PRRRib2BayMoWHoppers
(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
PRR 33' Open Rib-Side 2-Bay MoW Hopper Cars

Will is now selling his fabulous Z-scale Bowser Bucklers (trucks with couplers) and his Will's Wheels (wheelsets with 33" wheels) separately (22 Nov 2009):

(Click on thumbnailed pictures for larger images)
[Fine Print - Prices subject to change withut notice - SB,III]

The trucks come four pair (eight trucks, with extra bolster pins) to a pack as WDW #100-8 and the wheelsets come 24 wheelsets to a pack as WDW #600-24 or 48 wheelsets to a pack as WDW #600-48.

Here's an FT "Special Offering" - it is Collector Pack #3 entitled:

(14 Nov 2009)

This is a small reprint and only 35 2-packs are available. Many Z Folks didn't or couldn't get these models, so Will is making them available once again in a very limited fashion. He'll see you next, in December!

WDW #CP3 - Collector Pack #3

OhioHaulersLg

This is a "Special Offering" release from FT; there are but 35 2-packs available.

The 2-pack features an offset-side hopper of the Nickel Plate Road and a rib-side hopper of the Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad, both railroads having their origins in Ohio! They have new and different reporting numbers from the cars in the initial FT releases. Many Z folks have contacted Will, personally, to ask if he had any more of these cars left, or if he would make a rerun of them. He didn't want to go overboard, so here is a tasty little 2-pack in hopes of making everyone, customers and dealers alike, happy!

Important to Ohio's railroad history, these two coal hoppers find their heritage from within the state. The offset-side model represents a hauler from the large Nickel Plate Railroad, whose home was Cleveland, Ohio, and the rib-side hopper, a model illustrating a coaler from the roster of the Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad operating from Akron, Ohio. The NKP had rails running the perimeter of the Great Lakes region from New York to Illinois and down into Missouri, while the ACY, a smaller concern having many interchanges with larger railroads, had lines running from the coal fields of western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, across northern Ohio to the extreme western part of the state. During the Twentieth Century, both lines fed the fires of the American Industrial Revolution with load after load of coal!

NKP ACY
NKPOffsetSideZHop

WDW #CP3

OhioHaulersSm

Hello OHIO, USA! These coalers were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., painted black to a slight sheen inside and out, and equipped with custom Hay Bros. Garage coal loads. They sport the new Bowser Bettendorf Trucks with super-gliding blackened metal wheels, and knuckle couplers. They feature white printing, immaculate, tiny and clean, in several sized fonts from the NKP and ACY paint schemes.

Collector Pack #3 Set #1 reporting numbers:	NKP 61228	and	ACY 7044

These Full Throttle twin hopper cars will be sold as a 2-pack with two different reporting numbers. There are only 35 of these 2-packs available!

NOVEMBER 2009 OFFERING
from
FULL THROTTLE

Here is the November '09 offering from FT. This was a relatively small run, and the FT dealers have what they need in stock. Here is a brand new offering of CPRail offset-side 70-ton hoppers. They feature the PACMAN logo and are very handsome in white on black.

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), known as CPRail (CP) between 1968 and 1996, has a rail network that stretches from Vancouver to Montreal, and also serves major cities in the USA such as Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York City. Its headquarters are in Calgary, Alberta. Originally built between eastern Canada and British Columbia between 1881 and 1885, it is Canada's first transcontinental railway. Now CP is primarily a freight railway, since it's passenger services were eliminated in 1986 after being assumed by VIA Rail Canada in 1978. Since 1970, coal has become a major commodity hauled by CPR. Coal is shipped in unit trains from mines in the mountains of British Columbia to terminals at Vancouver, from where it is then shipped to Japan. The CPR hauls over 34 million tons of coal to the west coast each year.

Open 40' 70-Ton Offset-Side Hopper
CPROpenOff70t3Bay40Hop

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #4006 CPRail (Canadian Pacific Railway) 40' Open Offset-Side 70-ton 3-Bay Hopper Cars

Hello Canada and northern USA! These coalers were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., painted black to a slight sheen inside and out, and equipped with custom Hay Bros. Garage coal loads. They sport the new Bowser Bettendorf Trucks with super-gliding blackened metal wheels, and knuckle couplers. They feature white printing, immaculate, tiny and clean, in several sized fonts and the CPRail PACMAN logo.

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #4006 CPR 40' Open Offset-Side 70-ton 3-bay Hopper 2-Pack

Set #1 reporting numbers:	359705	and	359723
Set #2 reporting numbers:	359708	and	359737
Set #3 reporting numbers:	359714	and	359739

BowserBucklerLogo

BowserBuckler
(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)

New Bowser Bucklers!
(10 Oct 2009)

They will soon be available at your Z Scale Full Throttle Dealers!

Uncle Will's "Full Throttle"
Z Scale
Bettendorf Trucks
Knuckle Couplers

+ sure close coupling + no "slinky effect" + lowered bolster plate
+ correct wheelbase + detailed, prototypical appearance
+ blackened, insulated, self-centering, metal wheels

Z Friends,
These talgos will be packaged in white foam cradles, four pair to a case. The clear plastic cases are identical to the cases for FT rolling stock, only less deep, of course. Included are the bolster pins with four extras! Altogether, very nice packaging, indeed!

Over the course of the last few months FT rolling stock ... open hoppers ... have been equipped with the Bowser Bucklers and Will hopes you've taken the time to try them out. They have been tested and perform flawlessly on both Marklin and MTL track. Although they are not automatic uncoupling, they have many positive features. David K. Smith has written two excellent reviews concerning Z Scale trucks and couplers, and specifically the Bowser Bucklers, and Will urges you to read them:

http://jamesriverbranch.net/clinic_2.htm

http://jamesriverbranch.net/clinic_3.htm

There are many desirable aspects of the "Bowser Bucklers." The knuckle head is very prototypical, and when two are "clicked" together, they really do hold, like the prototype, and assure that there won't be any unexpected uncouplings over the line. The coupler "heads" are compatible with MTL and AZL, but while using them in conjunction, they will not uncouple automatically over a magnet! There is a straight shaft with nothing protruding from the sides. The coupler box is quite a bit smaller than any other Z Talgo Coupler on the market. This means that closer coupling, more real-to-life, is afforded, and the appearance of a coupler close to the body of the car is very appealing. Also the "Bucklers" do not use a spring but, rather, there are ears on the shaft that is inside the box. This means that there is no "slinky effect" when hauling long consists. And, thus, unwanted "surprise" uncoupling on a grade is a thing of the past, as well.
The appearance of the truck has also been enhanced by these "Bucklers". Bowser has modeled the trucks in a very prototypical fashion; that is, the bolster plate is not flush with the top of the truck but is below the top, just like on the real units. Cars appear lower and more realistic! Also, the wheelbase is correctly in proportion, and the trucks don't look too small beneath the car! The detailing of the trucks is certainly very well done for Z Scale. Altogether, these attributes give Z Scale railcars a very convincing impression.
Perhaps the most apparent feature of the new "Bowser Bucklers" are the metal wheels. As expected, there is less dirty build-up on metal wheels and the sound is very "trainlike" as they transverse the track. These wheelsets are insulated of course, and there are some nifty additions to them that aren't so obvious. They have a slightly fatter and smaller flange than other Z wheelsets; less long and knife-shaped. There is a filet between the rim and the flange. This is a feature that helps to keep the wheelset centered within the tracks as it revolves. The wheels are slightly blackened to give a prototypical appearance. They glide readily in their trucks, and so much so that you may expect to haul much longer trains when using them in consista. And, finally, these talgo truck/couplers are shot and assembled here, in the USA, by one person, by hand, one by one, in an effort to keep excellent quality control.
Here is the pricing of the new Bowser Bucklers from FT and FT Dealers:

  MSRP

  1 to 5 cases:		$26 per case

  6 to 11 cases:	$24 per case

  12 or more cases:	$22 per case

If these new truck/couplers are of interest to you, please contact Full Throttle! FT can now take your orders, directly! Several FT Dealers, listed below, already have these trucks in stock and Will hopes you will give them your support:

William Dean Wright
"Full Throttle"
128 Burma Island Road
Leesburg, FL 34788
1-352-589-0303
dewaa128@aol.com
Helmut Marsilius
Marsilius Trains
Industriestr. 18,
47803 Krefeld,
DE/Germany
MARSILIUS-Modellspielwaren@t-online.de
Ron Ruddell
London Bridge Toys
16 S. Third St.,
Emmaus, PA 18049
lbt@londonbridgetoys.com
Norman Rockwell
Norm's Train World
401 E. Hughson,
POB 635, Randolph, NE 68771-0635
grpa@cableone.net
Peter Scheele
Ulrike Muehlstaedt
CASE Hobbies
Auf dem Stickdorn 65,
32584 Loehne,
Germany
hobbies@trainmanagement.com
peter.scheele@case-bielefeld.de
Ron Maize
The Hobbysmith
1809 NE 39th Ave.,
Portland, OR 97212
ron@hobbysmith.com
Steve Mazanek
Grayland Station
5514 W. Devon,
Chicago, IL 60646
s.mazanek@comcast.net
Tom and Joyce McEwan
On Track Hobbies
16-3130 St. John's St.,
Port Moody, BC,
Canada V3H5E3
ontrackhobbies@telus.net

OCTOBER OFFERINGS
from
FULL THROTTLE

Here are two October '09 offerings from FT. The first is a brand new offering of NYC offset-side 70-ton hoppers. They feature the NYC logo and are very handsome in white on red. The second run is a companion to one of one of FT 's former cylindrical hoppers. This is a Canadian Pacific covered cylindrical center-flow. It's a silver stunner featuring the red and white "Pacman" logo!

NYC (New York Central) Open 40' 70-Ton Offset-Side Hopper WDW #4009 (07 Oct 09).

Open 40' 70-Ton Offset-Side Hopper
NYC70OffHopper

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #4009 NEW YORK CENTRAL

Here's a must-have model for those who represent the Northeast USA! These coalers were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., painted NYC red to a slight sheen inside and out, and equipped with custom Hay Bros. Garage coal loads. They sport the new Bowser Bettendorf trucks with super-gliding blackened metal wheels, and knuckle couplers. They feature white printing, immaculate, tiny, and clean, in several sized fonts and the NYC oval logo.

Open 40' 70-Ton Offset-Side Hopper
NYC70OffHopBox

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #4009 NEW YORK CENTRAL RR

Set #1 reporting numbers:	904245	and	904249
Set #2 reporting numbers:	904247	and	904253

CP (Canadian Pacific) silver ACF 51' Center-Flow Cylindrical Hopper WDW #1031 (07 Oct 09)

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #1031 CP (Canadian Pacific) Silver

Here's the second offering for Oct. '09 from FT. These are WDW #1031 Canadian Pacific Rail (silver) cylindrical hoppers. Several years ago, FT offered a Black Canadian Pacific Cylindrical with the red/white "Pacman" logo, and here is a perfect companion for it! These models were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., have silver painted bodies, black printing, and the nifty "Pacman" logo. They are equipped with M-T Roller Bearing trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers.

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #1031 CP (Canadian Pacific) Silver

CPCylHopBox
(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #1031 CP (Canadian Pacific) Silver - Box

Set #1 reporting numbers:	382003	and	382058
Set #2 reporting numbers:	382045	and	382089

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #1031 CP (Canadian Pacific) Silver

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Here is the Sept. '09 Feature Release from FT. Will says to have a wonderful Fall Season, and he'll see you next month!

NORTH TO ALASKA!

Sept., 2009

70-Ton Offset-Side Hopper
ARR70OffHop
(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #4008 ALASKA RR

New body style from Full Throttle

The Alaska Railroad (ARR) extends from Seward and Whittier, in the south of the state of Alaska, of the USA, to Fairbanks and beyond to Eielson AFB and Fort Wainwright in the interior of that state. Uniquely, it carries both freight and passengers throughout its system. The railroad has a mainline over 470 miles long and is well over 500 miles including branch lines and sidings. It is currently owned by the State of Alaska. The railroad is connected to the lower 48 via three rail barges that sail between the Port of Whittier and Harbor Island in Seattle but does not currently have a fixed land connection with any other railroad lines on the North American network. In 2008, the company earned a profit of $12.5 million dollars.

Open 40' 70-Ton Offset-Side Hopper
ARR70OffHopBox

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #4008 ALASKA RR

Dear Z Friends,
This month, Sept., '09, FT features an ARR 70-Ton Offset-Side 3-Bay Hopper! It's a 40' three-bay offset-side hopper car marked for the Alaska Railroad. This is a brand-new body style brought to you by Full Throttle. The models were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., painted black to a slight sheen inside and out, and equipped with custom Hay Bros. Garage coal loads. They sport the new Bowser Bettendorf trucks with super-gliding blackened metal wheels and knuckle couplers. They feature yellow printing, immaculate, tiny, and clean, in several sized fonts in the ARR plain letter scheme, and are offered in 4-packs with four different road numbers:

Set #1 reporting numbers:	14308	and	14340
Set #2 reporting numbers:	14337	and	14343

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)

This is a limited-sized run. All FT cars are weighted and wear knuckle couplers. The realistic custom coal loads are cast by Hay Bros. Garage! This Sept., '09 FT 70-Ton hopper release is really well-detailed and should be very popular with all Z Scalers... great to run or collect. Again, Will says thanks so much for all the Zeeriffic support you have given Full Throttle and his very best to you!

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SEPTEMBER SHORT RUNS
from
FULL THROTTLE

Here are two September '09 offerings from FT. The first short run is a brand new offering of C&O offset-side twin hoppers. They feature the later "C&O for Progress" logo and are very spiffy. The second short run is a re-release of one of FT 's very first cylindrical hoppers. This will be Set #5 of the AT&SF covered center-flows. Many of you may have missed this one! As promised initially, FT will re-issue small runs of their most popular cars, periodically, with brand new reporting numbers. The AT&SF (Santa Fe) is the first of such repeats. The info. for two September '09 short runs follows:

Sept. 2009

Open Offset-Side 33' Two-Bay Hopper
C&OOpenOffHop
(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #3025 C&O ~ CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO (progress)

Several months ago, FT released the earlier C&O (plain) offset-side twin hoppers. This present offering, the later C&O (progress), perfectly compliments that former issue. These models were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., painted black to a slight sheen inside and out, and equipped with custom Hay Bros. Garage coal loads. They sport the new Bowser Bettendorf trucks with super-gliding blackened metal wheels, and knuckle couplers. They feature white printing, immaculate, tiny and clean, in several sized fonts in the later "C&O for Progress" scheme.

Set #1 reporting numbers:	59601	and	59645

These Full Throttle twin hopper cars are packaged as 2-packs with two different reporting numbers.

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
AT&SF 51' Center-Flow Cylindrical Hopper (WDW #1007).

Sept., 2009

ACF 51' Center-Flow Cylindrical Hopper
AT&SFCylHop
(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #1007 AT&SF (Santa Fe)

Here's the second short run for Sept. '09 from FT. This is a re-issue of WDW #1007 AT&SF (Santa Fe) cylindrical hoppers. It is Set #5 and has two new reporting numbers included. Many Z Folks missed out on the initial FT offering some three years ago, and here is the chance to include them in an AT&SF roster or expand that roster with two more reporting numbers! These models were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., have mineral red painted bodies, white printing, and the AT&SF logo. They are equipped with MT Roller Bearing trucks and magnetic knuckle couplers.

Set #5 reporting numbers:	313922	and	313988

These Full Throttle cylindrical hopper cars are packaged in 2-packs with two different reporting numbers.

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)

Z Friends,
These are very limited-sized runs. All FT cars are weighted and wear knuckle couplers. The realistic custom coal loads are cast by Hay Bros. Garage! These Sept., '09 FT Short Run Releases are really well-detailed and should be very popular with all Z Scalers... great to run or collect. Again, Will thanks you so much for all the Zeeriffic support you have given Full Throttle and sends his very best to you

SUMMERTIME EXTRA!

Yes, Will couldn't wait! A full 6-pack of Pennsy Shadow Keystone rib-side twin-bay open hoppers!

(photo courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)
WDW #2026 PRR 33' Open Rib-Side 2-Bay Hopper Cars

PRRHerald
(image courtesy of Full Throttle - all rights reserved)

August, 2009 33' two-bay rib-side hopper car WDW #2026 Pennsylvania Railroad (shadow keystone) New Rib-Side Twin Bay from Full Throttle The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) was founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PRR was the largest railroad by traffic and revenue in the U.S. throughout the first two-thirds of the twentieth century and was at one time the largest publicly traded corporation in the world. At its peak, it controlled about 10,000 miles (16,000 km) of rail line. During its history, the PRR merged with or had an interest in at least 800 other rail lines and companies. At one point the budget for the PRR was larger than that of the U.S. government; at its peak it employed about 250,000 workers. In 1968, the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with its rival, the New York Central Railroad, to form the Penn Central Transportation Company. The ICC required that the ailing New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad be added in 1969. A series of events including inflation, poor management, abnormally harsh weather and the withdrawal of a government-guaranteed $200-million operating loan forced the Penn Central to file for bankruptcy protection on June 21, 1970. The viable parts of the Penn Central system were transferred in 1976 to Conrail, which began earning a profit in 1981. The Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation split Conrail in approximately equal portions in 1999, with the former now owning the old Pennsy Main Line across Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Railroad's corporate symbol was the keystone, which is Pennsylvania's state symbol, with the letters PRR intertwined inside.

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WDW #2026 Pennsylvania Railroad (shadow keystone)
33' Open Rib-Side 2-Bay Hopper Cars

Dear Z Friends,

Here is a wonderful Summertime Extra! A 33' two-bay rib-side open hopper car marked for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The models were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., painted Pennsy red to a slight sheen inside and out, and equipped with custom Hay Bros. Garage coal loads. They sport the new Bowser Bettendorf trucks with super-gliding blackened metal wheels, and knuckle couplers, feature white printing, immaculate, tiny and clean, in several sized fonts and includes the PRR "shadow keystone" logo.

Set #1 reporting numbers:	220309	and	220333
Set #2 reporting numbers:	220320	and	220372
Set #3 reporting numbers:	220327	and	220399

This Summertime Extra FT Hopper Release is really well-detailed and should be very popular with all Z Scalers. Again, Will thanks you so much for all the Zeeriffic support you have given Full Throttle.

In the August 2009 e-mail of encouragement, Full Throttle is offering two very nifty rail cars! The first is a Western Maryland (ball herald) rib-side twin-bay hopper; FT offered this car as a single in the the Appalchian Drags Collector Set four months ago (17 May 09), and the response was Zeerrific, so we are offering a two-pack of them for those that are collecting or want to expand their WM rosters. The second offering is a four-pack of the new offset-side 70-ton hoppers sharply dressed for the DT&I. Those interested in the steel industry and especially the auto industry will be thrilled. If you model the Great Lakes area of the USA and Canada, or the Midwest, these will also be welcomed! If any of these short runs is so successful as to be in further demand, FT will surely make another run later on with different reporting numbers. As always, Will is very thankful for your support!

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August, 2009
33' open two-bay rib-side hopper car
WDW #2025 WM Western Maryland (ball herald)

New Rib-Side Twin Bay from Full Throttle

The Western Maryland Railway (WM) operated in Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. It was primarily a coal hauling and freight railroad, with a small passenger train operation. The WM became part of the Chessie System in the 1970's, ceased operating its lines in 1983, when the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad took over, and was merged into CSX Transportation in 1989.

Open Rib-Side 33' 2-Bay Hopper

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WDW #2025 Western Maryland (ball herald) 33' Open Rib-Side 2-Bay Hopper Car

40' three-bay offset-side 70-ton hopper
WDW #4003 DT&I Detroit, Toledo and Ironton
New 70-Ton Hopper from Full Throttle
The DT&I merger of the Detroit & Lima Northern Railway and the Ohio Southern Railway was purchased by Henry Ford in 1920. This gave Ford strategic control of shipments of raw materials and finished goods to and from his factories in Dearborn, MI, because it connected with all the east-west rail lines throughout the Midwest! After battles with the ICC, in 1929 Ford sold the Line to the Pennsylvania RR, and it became an independent subsidiary until 1970. In 1955, the DT&I switched from steam locos to General Motors EMD diesels, exclusively, and painted them bright orange! In 1980, the DT&I was acquired by the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (GTW). In 1997, much of the remaining trackage of the DT&I was sold to Railtex which operates it under their Indiana & Ohio Railway division.

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This month, August,'09, FT features a WM Twin Rib and a DT&I 70-ton Hopper!

Here's two August, '09 offerings from Full Throttle. The first, a 33' two-bay rib-side hopper car marked for the Western Maryland Railway. The models were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., painted WM red to a slight sheen inside and out, and equipped with custom Hay Bros. Garage coal loads. They sport the new Bowser Bettendorf trucks with super-gliding blackened metal wheels, and working knuckle couplers, feature white printing, immaculate, tiny and clean, in several sized fonts and include the Western Maryland "ball" logo. These Full Throttle hopper cars will be sold to dealers as two-packs with two different reporting numbers:


Set #1 reporting numbers:	10824	and	10867

The second August, '09 offering from Full Throttle is a 40' three-bay offset-side 70-ton hopper car marked for DT&I. The models were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., have black painted bodies, white printing and the large red/white DT&I "compass" logo. They are equipped with the new Bowser Bettendorf trucks with super-gliding blackened metal wheels, and working knuckle couplers. These Full Throttle hopper cars will be sold to dealers as four-packs with four different reporting numbers:

Set #1 reporting numbers: 1615 and 1623
Set #2 reporting numbers: 1617 and 1638

These are very limited-sized runs. All FT cars are weighted and wear working knuckle couplers. The realistic custom coal loads are created by Hay Bros. Garage! These August, '09 FT hopper releases are really well-detailed and should be very popular with all Z scalers ... great to run or collect. Again, Will thanks you so much for all the Zeeriffic support you have given Full Throttle.

As noted below, Will just sent out the July, 2009, offering of the WDW #3026 C&O (CHESAPEAKE & OHIO - plain) 33' two-bay offset-side hopper car from Full Throttle. Now he would like to introduce a new body style [previewed below] from Full Throttle. It is also a July, 2009 offering. Will had planned on also offering direct sales to his clients for this new model, but the Z Dealers have bought out the run. The description follows; a list of the Z Dealers who bought these first 70-tonners for their stock follows that. If you are interested, please give these FT Dealers your attention. Will knows they will be grateful for your support, just as he is. Thanks so much!

Special Announcement
First in the WDW 4000 Series
70-Ton Offset-Side Hoppers

July, 2009
70-Ton Offset-Side Hopper
WDW #4001 ATSF

New body style from Full Throttle!

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the USA. The company was first chartered in February 1859. Their rail lines ran from the Great Lakes southward into Texas and westward to California and the Pacific Ocean. Ever the innovator, Santa Fe was one of the pioneers in intermodal freight service. The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway officially ceased operations on 31 December 1996 when it merged with the Burlington Northern Railroad to form the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway (BNSF).

Open 40' 70-Ton Offset-Side Hopper

Dear Z Friends, for a second offering for this month, July, '09, FT features an AT&SF 70-Ton Offset-Side 3-Bay Hopper! It's a 40' three-bay offset-side hopper car marked for the Santa Fe Railroad. This is a brand-new body style brought to you by Full Throttle. The models were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., painted mineral red to a slight sheen inside and out, and equipped with custom Hay Bros. Garage coal loads. They sport the new Bowser Bettendorf trucks with super-gliding blackened metal wheels, and worjking knuckle couplers. They feature white printing, immaculate, tiny and clean, in several-sized fonts in the AT&SF plain letter scheme. These Full Throttle hopper cars will be marketed as four-packs with four different reporting numbers. Dealers may sell the two-pack sets separately if they so wish.

Set #1 reporting numbers:	183201	and	183245
Set #2 reporting numbers:	183233	and	183296

This is a very limited-sized run, and the FT Z Dealers have already bought out these ATSF 70-Tonners for their store stock. Unfortunately there are no more here at the workshop to be able to offer them direct to FT clients. Below is a list of the FT Dealers who stocked this interesting new model. Please contact one of them if you are interested. They will appreciate your support as much as Will does! All FT cars are weighted and wear working knuckle couplers. The realistic custom coal loads are cast by Hay Bros. Garage! This July, '09 FT 70-Ton Hopper Release is really well-detailed and should be very popular with all Z Scalers ... great to run or collect! Again, Will sends his thanks so much for all the Zeeriffic support you have given Full Throttle and his very best to you.
Z Scale Monster Trains
93 Old Buick Blvd.,
16 S. Third St.,
Bradford, VT, 05033
anthony@zscalemonster.com
Helmut Marsilius
Marsilius Trains
Industriestr. 18,
47803 Krefeld,
DE/Germany
MARSILIUS-Modellspielwaren@t-online.de
Ron Ruddell
London Bridge Toys
16 S. Third St.,
Emmaus, PA 18049
lbt@londonbridgetoys.com
Norman Rockwell
Norm's Train World
401 E. Hughson,
POB 635, Randolph, NE 68771-0635
grpa@cableone.net
Peter Scheele
Ulrike Muehlstaedt
CASE Hobbies
Auf dem Stickdorn 65,
32584 Loehne,
Germany
hobbies@trainmanagement.com
peter.scheele@case-bielefeld.de
Ron Maize
The Hobbysmith
1809 NE 39th Ave.,
Portland, OR 97212
ron@hobbysmith.com
Steve Mazanek
Grayland Station
5514 W. Devon,
Chicago, IL 60646
s.mazanek@comcast.net
Tom and Joyce McEwan
On Track Hobbies
16-3130 St. John's St.,
Port Moody, BC,
Canada V3H5E3
ontrackhobbies@telus.net

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Here is the July, 2009, offering from Full Throttle. In order to keep producing hoppers from many different and unique rail lines, Will's limited runs are now even more limited. This month's offering of the C&O offset twin-bay hopper is a two-pack with two different reporting numbers. As always, Will is very thankful for your support!

July, 2009
33' two-bay offset-side hopper car
WDW #3026 C&O
(CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO - plain)

New Offset-Side Twin Bay from Full Throttle

The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O) was formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Tapping the coal reserves of West Virginia, the C&O's Peninsula Extension to new coal piers on the harbor of Hampton Roads resulted in the creation of the new City of Newport News. Coal revenues also led the forging of a rail link to the Midwest, eventually reaching Columbus, Cincinnati, and Toledo in Ohio and Chicago, Illinois. By the early 1960's, the C&O was headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1972, under the leadership of Cyrus Eaton, it became part of the Chessie System, along with the Baltimore & Ohio and the Western Maryland Railway.

Open Offset-Side 33' Two-Bay Hopper

Dear Z Friends, this month, July, 2009, FT features the C&O (plain) Offset-side Twin Rib Hopper! It's a 33' two-bay offset-side hopper car marked for the C&O Railroad. The models were manufactured with great details by Bowser Mfg., painted black to a slight sheen inside and out, and equipped with custom Hay Bros. Garage coal loads. They sport the new Bowser Bettendorf trucks with super-gliding blackened metal wheels, and working knuckle couplers. They feature white printing, immaculate, tiny and clean, in several-sized fonts in the earlier C&O plain letter scheme. These Full Throttle hopper cars will be sold as two-pack with two different reporting numbers.

Set #1 reporting numbers:	49301	and	49362

All FT cars are weighted and wear working knuckle couplers. The realistic custom coal loads are cast by Hay Bros. Garage! This July, '09 FT Hopper release is really well-detailed and should be very popular with all Z Scalers ... great to run or collect. Again, thanks so much for all the Zeeriffic support you have given Full Throttle

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70-Ton Offset-Side Hoppers (27 Jun 2009)

Coal! Entering the twentieth century, American industry couldn't get enough! Bigger hoppers were needed to sate the appetite, so with improvements of rail car trucks, the 70-ton hoppers began appearing for service in the early 1920's. As with the smaller 50-ton hoppers, the clever economical offset-side design was adapted to these larger capacity units. By the mid-1930's an AAR "Standard" 70-Ton Offset-Side Hopper car was developed. After the steel shortages caused by WWII, this large smooth-side version blossomed. Practically all the Rail Lines bought into it; however, certain inherent problems became apparent. The stakes or "inside" ribs were more prone to corrosion than when their construction was on the "outside," and of course they suffered more damage from coal being loaded directly upon them. The offset-side concept dwindled during the 1950's, and by the 1960's was all but abandoned for new coal cars built afterwards. The late twentieth century saw the advent of modern rotary dumping, and railroad improvements led to even larger "coalers" without a need to employ the traditional "hopper" bottoms. "Full Throttle" brings the Z Scale hobbyist a universal model of these memorable hoppers, complete with realistic coal loads crafted by Hay Bros. Garage.

ARROff3BayHop NYCOff3BayHop

CPOff3BayHop RIOff3BayHop
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AT&SF, DT&I, Alaska RR, NY Central, Can. Pacific, and Rock Is.
70-ton Open Offset-Side 3-Bay Hopper Cars
[details above]

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SUMMERTIME EXTRA!

August, 2009 33' open two-bay rib-side hopper car WDW #2025 WM Western Maryland (ball herald)

** Special Announcement ** First in the WDW 4000 Series 70-Ton Offset-Side Hoppers

July, 2009 33' two-bay offset-side hopper car WDW #3026 C&O (CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO - plain)

70-Ton Offset-Side Hoppers (27 Jun 2009)

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August, 2009
33' open two-bay rib-side hopper car
WDW #2025 WM Western Maryland (ball herald)

Special Announcement
First in the WDW 4000 Series
70-Ton Offset-Side Hoppers

July, 2009
33' two-bay offset-side hopper car
WDW #3026 C&O
(CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO - plain)