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The company expanded its offering in 2007 with the addition of its "Blueline" product line. The Blueline HO-scale train models offer digital sound systems but lack the DCC remote control and sell for about half the price of the company's Paragon series models. The purchaser can add the remote control later with a plug-in decoder module. |
The company expanded its offering in 2007 with the addition of its "Blueline" product line. The Blueline HO-scale train models offer digital sound systems but lack the DCC remote control and sell for about half the price of the company's Paragon series models. The purchaser can add the remote control later with a plug-in decoder module. |
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In 2009, the offered product line expanded again. The new line is called [http://www.broadway-limited.com/paragon2.aspx Paragon2], utilizing an integrated DCC decoder that can be operated on DC track as well. |
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Revision as of 16:54, 1 May 2009
| Company type | LLC |
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| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | Anton Wenzel, Bob Zimet and Robert Grubba |
| Headquarters | Ormond Beach, FL |
Key people | Bob Grubba, President/CEO Ken Silvestri, VP of Sales |
| Products | Model railroad locomotives and rolling stock |
| Revenue | $10 Million (Est.) |
Number of employees | 12 (US) 350 (Korea) |
| Website | Broadway Limited Imports, LLC |
Broadway Limited Imports, LLC (BLI) designs and manufactures limited-run HO scale and N scale model railroad locomotives and rolling stock.[1]
BLI products, expensive and produced in extremely limited quantities, are equipped with Digital Command Control decoders and the ability to reproduce the recorded sounds of actual trains.[1]
The company was founded in 2001 by Anton Wenzel, Bob Zimet and Robert Grubba. In 2004, Grubba bought out the interest of his partners, moving the company to Ormond Beach, Florida the following year. On April 8, 2007, BLI combined their website with Precision Craft Models, Inc..[1]
The company expanded its offering in 2007 with the addition of its "Blueline" product line. The Blueline HO-scale train models offer digital sound systems but lack the DCC remote control and sell for about half the price of the company's Paragon series models. The purchaser can add the remote control later with a plug-in decoder module.
In 2009, the offered product line expanded again. The new line is called Paragon2, utilizing an integrated DCC decoder that can be operated on DC track as well.
Notes
- ^ a b c *Tom Brown, "Amid recession woes, model train company expanding" at newsjournalonline.com
External links
- Broadway Limited Imports, LLC
- "Interview with Ken Silvestri and Bob Grubba" in Model Railroad News
- "Blueline Video"