Greetings all! I have an Atlas 1G Pacific I am attempting to resurrect. Upon disassembly, I notice the drivers are made of a dark gray material and are rather "soft". They are so soft I fear they will not stay in gauge once the unit is reassembled. Can anyone shed any light on this matter? Are they supposed to be soft like this . . . if not, is there a cure? I know this is a long shot, but are there replacement drivers available or does anyone have a set of drivers they would sell or "loan"? Thanks in advance. Dan

I am using my Atlas a1g factory building as the briquette plant in my steel mill. Even a building kit that is over fifty years old can be used somewhere on a layout. Ira

I've been reading the comments on the topic of whether to keep this group running or not. We don't exactly have a statistically valid sample, even out of the 58 members that are currently enrolled and not "bouncing" (another 18 e-mails are "bouncing"), but out of the people that did respond there were more requests to keep it going than to shut it down. Let me respond to (I hope) each comment on the thread: First, Facebook already has plenty of N Scale-oriented groups. One in particular is called "N Scale Hi-Rail" which covers A1G and other material from roughly the 1960s to the 1990s. I belong to it and post to it; at this writing there are over 450 members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/543086996404531 So I don't see the need for another group there. Further, my view of Facebook is ambivalent at best. I very carefully manage my presence there and have no less than seven add-ons to my browser to attempt to keep its intrusive tracking, beaconing, cookie-ing, and especially its advertising, off my PC. I'm not going to get into any other "features" it has because that makes my trains nervous. And don't get me started about "the algorithm." Second, I don't intend to expand the group beyond A1G. But A1G is more than just the rolling stock-- anything before, say, 1980, with the Atlas brand is fair game and that includes buildings, track and accessories. Third, the amount of time I need to spend on this group is close to zero, and I have Doug as a co-moderator, so that's not an issue. What is an issue is how this group is simply not being used. If you want to keep the group going... then, keep it going... post something, start a topic, etc. Don't depend on me to do it. I'm locking this topic after posting my response so that we can have discussion about A1G, not about this post. Fourth, my own participation in A1G has dropped off because the A1G website could be considered basically complete at this point. As much as I would like to add to it by posting the "Life After A1G" rolling stock, that is, cars produced with the same tooling and marketed under other brands (Roco, ER Models, Walthers) my own set of multiple competing priorities gets in the way. I haven't announced anything new posted to the site because there hasn't been anything posted to the site. What I have been most interested lately, A1G-wise is the "vintage advertising" in Model Railroader and Railroad Model Craftsman. So where does that leave us? With a rather lukewarm "stay of execution" for this group. I would not outright delete it anyway since there are files and past posts but I would determine how to "close" it. No action on my part is needed to keep it open, so for now, we'll keep it open. If we go through another few months without any activity, though, what would be the point? By the way, the activity that most typically happens when a note like this is sent... is that people leave the group. Cheers, George (Your continuing list-owner)

I would hate to see the aig forum go away. Have been a member for a LONG time. Ira Goldberg

All, One has to check this out . Atlas 3114 GATX 94 Foot Tank Car NIB is is here N Scale 4 Sale It is a faceb. page . I posted something about it Tom

From "another network" I have a citation to a page in the "Industrial History Blog" which discusses some random information about tank cars in general... https://industrialscenery.blogspot.com/2018/01/tank-car-history.html More importantly, there's a photo of Standard Brands vinegar tank car SBIX 1641. If you'd like to go to that photo directly, here's a URL: https://tinyurl.com/ezfeff9a As we've noted before here and elsewhere, this car isn't a match for the A1G model but it is an illustration of what the real Standard Brands tank cars looked like. George (your list owner) (still looking for that later production Atlas Heinz 57 vinegar car)

I am in need of a set of heavyweight trucks, wheel sets not really need. Trying to repair a Café-Observation car for my layout. Thanks for any help. Michael Bishop

The following URL has some good info about modeling and real helium tank cars, some which were like the one Atlas used to offer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYPhK90m-bs Michael Bishop

Hello All: Does anyone the size (Length, Width and Height) of the Atlas A1G crane? I am thinking of using it in my steel mil or yrad. All help will be appreciated Thanks In Advance Ira

Gang, I've reshot the photos for the four 'Hi-Cube" Stock Cars, the A1G 3120 Series and posted them on the appropriate page. The old images, actually scans (!) were a mere 19 years old. I'm still mystified as to why I can't post the direct link and have it send you right to that page. (It looks like the same HTML as I use for the UMTRR and Irwin's Journal Online pages, where it does work. Insert "banghead" here.) So you'll need to access the page and the new photos from the main page drop-down menu in the upper frame or the table in the lower frame. http://www.irwinsjournal.com/a1g I've added a little bit of prototype information as well. Cheers, George (your list-owner)

Hi gang, I'm preparing an article on A1G for The N Scale Enthusiast Magazine. A milestone in A1G history is the 1967 Catalog, which has on the cover the iconic painting of two trains crossing over each other in a mountain scene. I'd like to include a photo of that cover but given my several moves I can't find it. I'm wondering if anyone has handy that catalog and can furnish me a hi-res photo of that cover. I need a higher quality than for a website, posting here, etc. since it will be in a physical magazine. A high-quality cellphone picture or of course a photo taken with a digital camera would work. The image needs to be as "straight" as possible for use. I will give you a credit in the article! Thanks in advance. --George, your list-owner