|
THE OFFICIAL WEBPAGE OF ROBERT D. WEST |
 |
|
|
HO Scale Diesel Locomotive Production UPDATED MAY 15, 2009! Model railroad manufacturers such as Atlas, Kato and Life-Like have been producing many different locomotive models in recent years. This has largely been good for model railroaders such as myself, as it gives up access to many more types of locomotives than we previously had access to. For this to be possible, these manufacturers and others have had to make these products available as limited runs only. While these limited runs are only produced for a very short time, they may remain available from distributors and at hobby shops for months (or in some cases years) after the original run. I made these spreadsheets when I discovered that it was hard to find a list of every road name & number of every locomotive these manufacturers have made. Because they are limited production, many never even make it into the Walthers catalog for even one year, and even the manufacturers' websites are often incomplete. I have tried to find every HO-Scale locomotive for these manufacturers, using their own websites as a basis, and then searching through Ebay and various online hobby shops to fill in the blanks. It is a difficult process, and I am sure I am missing a few items, particularly from Atlas' earlier production. I originally made these for my own use, but the trouble I went through made me think others might like to have access to this information as well, so here they are and hopefully they will be found. I am an HO-Scale modeler, and have only done HO scale locomotives. I will consider adding other HO manufacturers if there is demand, but if you want other scales, you'll have to pay me. Also, I have no interest in doing this for freight cars, unless you're willing to pay up front. Note that this is just a reference; I am not offering anything for sale. Also, these spreadsheets are in .xls format for Microsoft Excel. I think they would be to large for my available space any other way. If you cannot read .xls files, download and install Microsoft's Excel Viewer, or email me and I will do my best to accommodate you. The spreadsheets are linked below. Once inside, use the tabs near the bottom of the screen to select the locomotive model. You may not be able to see all the tabs at once; use the small arrow buttons on the left to scroll among the tabs. The spreadsheets are current as of March 29, 2009, including items announced but not yet released. I have decided to stop updating the Life-Like Proto 1000 and Proto 2000 sheets. Life-Like sold its model train lines to Walthers in July 2005. The product lines are still in production are are as good as ever, and though most items are still limited-production, new items will now appear in at least one year's Walthers catalog. As they stood, the spreadsheets were complete up to the takeover, and I couldn't think of a good way to separate the Life-Like production from the Walthers production, especially since some items carried over across the takeover. I decided the Walthers takeover made a good stopping point, and am leaving the Life-Like Proto Series sheets up as references only. The spreadsheets include all HO Scale diesel locomotives released before the Walthers takeover and were last updated on August 1, 2008 when I discovered some items were missing. For information about HO-Scale Toy Trains, visit Tony Cook's HO-Scale Trains Resource.
All website content, including graphics and pictures are © Robert D. West unless otherwise noted. Content is not to be used out of the context of this webpage without expressed permission. Any opinions expressed herein are mine and are not necessarily shared by the Milwaukee School of Engineering, or anyone else.
Questions? Comments? Critiques? Corrections? Concerns? Email me at westr@msoe.edu. |
