DakotaLove39
Always Improvising
Hey folks. Might anyone have, or have experience with one of Athearn's Blue Box DD40's? We have one for sale (pretty cheap!) in my club's store, and the more I think about this the more interested I get. The hangup I have is that it's a unique animal with its two-motor capacity and four-wheel trucks. What do I do if the drive gears in the trucks are shot? Is there a current production Athearn gear that matches? DCC is also a must-have for club running, so is it possible to control two motors in one locomotive with one decoder and not kill it?
You might think "But your sig says you model Milwaukee, and Milwaukee Road didn't have one."
Well, you sir are correct, but Lionel just had to shake up my belief system. I am sorely tempted to try, since ours is a Pennsy black one and therefore half painted for me.
You might think "But your sig says you model Milwaukee, and Milwaukee Road didn't have one."
Well, you sir are correct, but Lionel just had to shake up my belief system. I am sorely tempted to try, since ours is a Pennsy black one and therefore half painted for me.