Item Description
Not all items can be in stock at all
times.
Due to minimum order requirements
and shipping charges we "bunch" up re-orders to
save you money.
(We reserve the right to correct errors and change
prices without prior notice.)
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Not
all of the items below are in stock or still available
but the information is provided for reference purposes.
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"If we (Con-Cor) receive(s) enough
advance reservations for an "N" version of our Galloping
Goose by March 1st 2006, the boss (Mr. Conway) says
he will commit to spending
the $100,000++ for the "N" Galloping Goose Project.
We are still working on the design specifications
for the "N" Galloping
Goose, and we have severe space limitations to work with.
We have worked out a design with a small built in Printed
Circuit board that will allow the N Goose to be operated
either in analog mode (i.e. traditional 12v DC control),
or have some simple on board DCC controls built in so it
can also be run in DCC mode.
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on photo to see larger version. Because of Gear ratio, limited
sales forecasts, and other cost constaints we have no plans
to make it available in a
Nn3 version.
Prototypye Info:
Railbuses had their origins in the 1920's and 1930's when
mail and passengers had to be delivered to
remote
branch
line
areas. On "slow" business days or in the off-season when
business was light they took the place of an expensive steam
locomotive
and crew.
Many railroads had Railbuses in one version or another. They
were used on both the branch lines of the major railroads and
on the local smaller railroads and narrow gauge lines.
When Con-Cor decided to do research for a model of a Railbus,
we found that some of the most famous of all Railbuses, the
Rio Grande Southern's "Galloping Geese" were still around
and some are still running in tourist service.
Our model
of the Galloping Goose is a faithful representation
of the original freight and passenger version of Goose #5,
which first hit the rails in 1933. Number 5 was virtually
identical to Geese #3 and #4 which were built a bit earlier.
Goose #5
presently lives in Dolores, Colorado, and is in full operating
condition. Other Geese can be found in Telluride, Colorado,
at Knott's Berry Farm and at the Colorado Railroad Museum
in Golden Colorado. Other Railbuses can be found in train
museums
around the U.S.A. such as the one in St. Louis.
Photos of "HO" versions follow, for paint scheme reference
only
As of early Sept. 2006 all of the tooling for the N Goose is
finished. It turned out to be more complicated than we expected
due to the small size of the model.
Due to the small size of this model, the circuit board will
not include a DCC socket set, as there is no room for the
plug. We have been working on a dual mode board with a built
in Decoder, but that aspect has taken much longer than expected,as
this is our first model with a built in Decoder and we are
told some of the electronic components required are 5-6 month
delivery just for the parts, and assembly will take another
6-8 weeks after that.
Therefore the first run of the N Goose will be set up in
Analog (12 v DC mode) only. We expect the lst run to be available
in late Dec.2006 or Jan. 2007.
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First
Release -- Analog Only
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P/N: C-C-0001-004170
Undecorated (Silver, No Lettering) Analog Version |
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P/N: C-C-0001-004171
Rio Grande Southern #5 Analog Version
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on photo to see larger version.
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P/N: C-C-0001-004172 Denver & Rio
Grande Western Analog Version
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on photo to see larger version.
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P/N: C-C-0001-004173 Santa
Fe Analog Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-004174 Pennsylvania Analog
Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-004175 Great
Northern Analog Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-004176 Union
Pacific Analog Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-004177 Southern
Pacific Analog Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-004178 New York
Central Analog Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-004179 Maintenance
of Way Analog Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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Second
Release -- DCC Only
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P/N: C-C-0001-094170 Undecorated (Silver,
No Lettering) DCC Version |
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P/N: C-C-0001-094171 Rio
Grande Southern #5
DCC Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-094172
Denver & Rio Grande Western DCC Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-094173 Santa
Fe DCC Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-094174 Pennsylvania DCC Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-094175
Great Northern DCC Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-094176 Union
Pacific DCC Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-094177 Southern
Pacific DCC Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-094178
New York Central DCC Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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P/N: C-C-0001-094179 Maintenance
of Way DCC Version
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on photo to see larger version. |
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Stock Checks:
Inventory is a fluid commodity. It changes by the
hour (sometimes by the minute). To retain our pricing structure
we maintain stock levels designed to turnover 6 times each
year. We cannot guarantee stock status till we have an order
in hand. All product is subject to prior sale. If we confirm
that we have it, and, while we are waiting for the order
it sells, you would be upset that we did not hold it.
We used to hold items but learned a VERY EXPENSIVE lesson.
When we held items for customers’ orders, the order
never materialized 80%+ of the time. We lost out on
the orders placed while the item was on hold. Also
we wasted staff time that could have been used to pull actual
orders.
Since we are well known for finding older stock the fact
that it may not be on our shelves at this minute does not
mean we can’t get it. So, as we spell out on our terms
pages, we don’t do it anymore. You may, however, call in and we will tell you if the items
are available and if possible attempt to locate what we
don’t have while you are on the phone.
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Last Update by: GJC |
Sunday, August 28, 2016 8:44 PM
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