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Atlas Model Railroad Co. buys O scale Cornerstone structure tooling from Walthers

The Cornerstone structures will be available from Atlas Model Railroad Co. under the Atlas O brand
Published: January 26, 2012
Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. has agreed to purchase all O scale structure tooling, as well as existing O scale structure inventory, from Wm. K. Walthers, Inc. In the near future, these structures will be available from Atlas under the Atlas O product brand.

“We are sure that modelers will be very pleased to see these great buildings back in production as part of the Atlas O family of products,” said Phil Walthers, CEO of Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.

“We are very excited to be expanding our O scale offerings with such a quality line of structures,” said Tom Haedrich, Atlas CEO. “We think modelers will find new inspiration for their layouts.”

This buying agreement comes on the heels of the announcement that Atlas O, LLC is now merged with Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc.; Atlas O is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Model Railroad Co. Inc.

Atlas Model Railroad Co., Inc. is a family-owned business founded in 1924 as the Atlas Tool Company. The firm produces model railroading items in O, HO, and N scales. For more on Atlas model railroading products visit www.atlasrr.com

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JEFF DEMAAGD from MICHIGAN said:
I like that Atlas O manages to push two-rail. Without Atlas O, two-rail O would be a lot harder to find.
5 stars
HARRY CROUCH from OHIO said:
I SWITCHED TO O-SCALE A YEAR OR TWO AGO AND ATLAS IS A HUGE PART OF MY NEW LAYOUT. THEIR PRODUCTS ARE AWSOME!!!!! LOOK FORWARD TO BUYING AND BUILDING MORE.
4 stars
JOE MATTES from INDIANA said:
Atlas has put a lot of effort and capital into O in recent years and has come out with some great products.
DAVID NELSON from WISCONSIN said:
I am not an O scaler but this makes sense to me, since Walthers had ceased producing an O scale catalog some years ago. It is/was not easy to know what 1/4" scale products Walthers was still producing without a catalog.
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