Can motors for athearn blue box diesels?

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I have a fairly good amount of Blue Box diesels, but most still have their original motors in them. I can usually get them tuned to run pretty smooth, just takes patience. This SD40t-2 and Alco PA1 just got an LED headlight upgrade, though. I also adjusted and painted the handrails and stanchions on the SD40t-2 since this photo was taken.
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Kato motors with flywheels are still a good option. I re-motored a BB with one of those. I also tried re-motoring a loco without the flywheels... My advice: Get the motors with the flywheels installed.

I also re-motored a BB unit with an Athearn RTR/Genesis retro fit motor kit. They fit in the BB frame a little better if you mill the frame just a touch, but can be done without.
 


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