Wednesday, January 20, 2016

RMT Closing Its Doors

Sadly, RMT trains, maker of the popular "Beep" and other O27 locomotives, rolling stock and accessories has announced it will be closing in early 2016. Here is the release on the RMT web page:

January 18, 2016

READY MADE TRAINS, LLC President Walter M. Matuch announces retirement in 2016.

After a lifetime career on actual railroads (Jersey Central, Rahway Valley, Erie-Lackawanna, Conrail, US Navy) and in model railroading that spanned almost 50 years, I’m coming to the ‘end of the line’ says Walter M. Matuch, president of Ready Made Trains LLC. On February 24th, I will be 67 years young and will retire.

RMT, the company, will remain online, perhaps until the end of April 2016, as the remaining in-stock RMT inventory is sold on the RMT website. All existing current orders and those new orders placed online will be processed and shipped by warehouse operating staff during that time, then RMT will be done and the doors closed.
We are sad to see RMT go, and hope that many of its outstanding products will be picked up by another  manufacturer in the near future.

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