I would love it if Atlas went back to the "sans load" version, and sadly I only became interested in ore cars in the 1980s, so have none of the really "original" version. The other ore cars of the era made by/for Minitrix were not exactly the same if I recall. Could it be a case of "upperhandedness" or Atlas ensuring that ONLY they sold the ore cars? Hmmm...
Thanks for this George, and get those photos!
Dennis
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Over the past year or so, I've been having a very interesting e-mail discussion with another A1G fan and accumulator.
The question at hand is whether the first run of ore cars that were marketed by Atlas were produced exclusively by Atlas, or whether they offered Rivarossi product under the Atlas name.
In the latter case, that would make these cars Atlas First Generation.
I thought I was going to have an answer on this when I scored a "three pack" of Atlas Ore Cars, catalog number 2499. It came from the UK via eBay and was one of several that this seller had available. Wait until you see photos of this pack, if you've not come across it before! (Which means I'd better get going on this...)
These three cars came in the usual long plastic box with blue inlay. The insert label is the typical A1G type, and includes the verbiage "Made in Italy 11287 - 1-1970" which is certainly indicative of A1G product. The listing of other available items includes a few European items.
But the ore cars themselves - LS&I 7893, Soo Line 81698 and Great Northern 95039 -- are all stamped "Atlas USA"! These three cars are among the four which were also offered as Atlas Kits (the fourth kit is the DM&IR 32816). Unlike later ore car issues which are no doubt post-A1G, these ore cars do not have simulated ore loads.
Curiouser and curiouser...
Cheers,
George (your list-owner)
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