Picked up something a touch smaller than what I normally like today-
An Atlas BN GP39M #2813, previously BN GP30 #2210, and GN GP30 #3010 before that. This little guy got around!
Not unlike the model actually, because I think someone had taken advantage of my LHS' fairly open returns policy. It seemed ok when tested in-store, but at home it kept losing power and seemed a touch sluggish. I looked underneath at the pickups and they were fine, but there were a few short hairs behind one of the wheels. I pulled one or two out, but then the last one wouldn't budge so I decided to take off the truck for a better look. Well, last hair my ass! Both axles had a decent amount of what was either a short-haired pet's fur or carpet wrapped around them, and it was inbetween the axle & the pickup blade as well. The other truck was fine so I have no idea what on Earth happened there.
Of course it runs like a dream now that I've cleaned & oiled it.
So, apparently I can't buy a single train without something going wrong!
I have some larger BN friends for him on their way as we speak, which I'll show in this thread as soon as they arrive.