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    Athearn 1000/1500 Diesel Locomotive

    ken 23434, Thanks for your generous offer for tech specs for my SW1500; however, I have the original copy that came with this locomotive. This is a neat locomotive. I am going to keep her. She still runs great! BTW, would our locomotives be Athearn blue box, or are they another model...
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    Silence is Golden...

    But I want locomotive noises!!! I am intrigued by the sounds of my new Blueline ATSF 4-8-4. Now I want sound from my two Genesis F-7 locomotives. How difficult will it be to achieve it? Are DCC sound decoders difficult to install? Will I have to buy Athearn decoders or will those of other...
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    No Buyer's Remorse

    Trent, All the beer you can drink, but you'll have to come to sunny So Cal to collect. Then we can try to get a tour of the BNSF yard in San Bernardino, providing I can drag you away from the thong bikinis on South Orange County beaches. Hell, who wants to look at trains anyway??? Tracks are...
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    No Buyer's Remorse

    I received my new Blueline ATSF 4-8-4 3751 this evening. It's a big, hefty locomotive. I inspected her, applied a little oil on her driving mechanism, put her on the tracks, increased voltage, and to my delight she runs wonderfully. I have not experienced a single problem with her, unlike my...
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    No Buyer's Remorse

    Trent, I think DCC, like life's other fine things, has to be experienced to be appreciated. After hearing my new BLI 4-8-4, my interest in bells and whistles has been piqued. I have a hunch you're right, that within a near you'll read my posts here expressing my elation of you model railroad...
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    No Buyer's Remorse

    I received my BLI ATSF 4-8-4 3751 today. There is a tremendous quality difference between Spectrum and BLI. I inspected my BLI locomotive, applied a little oil, connected the tender's wires to the pilot, put her on the tracks, and increased voltage. So far I have experienced not a single...
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    Athearn 1000/1500 Diesel Locomotive

    I just checked Athearn's Website. It's definitely an SW 1500; however, there's no info about it. Incredibly it's still offered. I am assuming it's a freight locomotive. Happy railroading, Tom
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    Athearn 1000/1500 Diesel Locomotive

    About ten years ago I bought my then six-year-old son an Athearn starter set. It came with what I believe to be a switcher locomotive. It's a BNSF with a rear-mounter cab. After all that time it still runs great. In fact, it might just be the fastest locomotive we own. Does anyone know anything...
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    No Buyer's Remorse

    Imackattack, I am found model railroading to be an EXPENSIVE hobby. I think I have sunk about a grand into this hobby in less than a month...and I have more to go!!! I've spent over three hundred simoleons on 2 Genesis F-7 locomotives and about another four hundred on rolling stock in the same...
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    No Buyer's Remorse

    Well I tried to get my Spectrum 4-8-2 Heavy Mountain to run, but its driving mechanisms continues to bind. Finally they refused to turn the drivers. I am sending it back to Bachmann. And no matter what I do with my other Spectrum 4-8-2, its tender continues to derail. I keep looking at my...
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    John Wayne's "Red River"

    CSX road slug & UP2CSX, Thanks for your informative responses. It does make a lot of sense that biological concerns of livestock limit their movement. I grew up in Orange County, yet as a kid we routinely ventured out to Hesperia, and an area off the 138, to ride motorcycles. God only knows...
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    Atlas Locomotives

    I did leave about a hundred eighty bucks at my hobby shop dealer this afternoon. I picked up a couple ATSF tanker cars, another UTLX 30k tanker car, a "beer can" tanker car, and 3 ATSF piggyback cars. I looked at the Atlas BNSF diesel that was on sale for seventy bucks. It just did not appeal to...
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    John Wayne's "Red River"

    When I reflect upon my favorite movies, "Red River" is not just one of my favorite westerns, it's one of my favorite movies, period! It's a western adaptation of "Mutiny on the Bounty". I have used this movie to teach ethics because it profoundly contrasts one's ethical responsibility to...
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    How Many Cars???

    Thanks, railroaders, for your most informative replies. I do not have room for a large layout, so I will be unable to have large consists. In fact, I had 15 cars behind my F-7, and it was about maximum for my layout space. I am in process of modifying my layout. In fact, I'll be buying lumber...
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    Atlas Locomotives

    UP2CSX, Thanks for the info. I do like the warbonnet scheme of BNSF. I might just buy that Atlas model tomorrow. I am not sure if my hobby shop dealer carries the Gold line. But all-in-all, he has pretty good stuff...especially for being in San Bernardino! If he does have the Gold line, I will...
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    Broadway Limited

    hamltnblue and Imackattack, Thanks so much for your extremely informative help. I do not plan on going DCC, since I do not have enough room. At most I might be able to run three trains simultaneously, but the reality is I might find it cumbersome to run more than two. I did buy a Blueline...
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    Broadway Limited

    Sorry about all the questions, but I might be spending money tomorrow. Can anyone please explain the difference between BLI, Blueline, and Paragon2 locomotives for me? I am seeking information in terms of quality. Thanks so much, ST
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    Atlas Locomotives

    My hobby shop dealer has an Atlas Silver BSNF diesel on sale for 69.99. It was marked down nearly 50%. If I remember correctly, It had steps in front leading to the cab. I can't remember the model though. I already had my mind made up on a Genesis SF F-7 A/B he let me have for $170. I'm going...
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    Atlas Locomotives

    My hobby shop dealer sells Atlas locomotives. How are they? I have been extremely pleased with Athearn Genesis. Should I consider Atlas? I live not too far from the Cajon Pass where BNSF is common. I am considering a decent diesel locomotive beading this road name. I am considering an Atlas...
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    Comparing F-7's

    How do HO F-7 locomotives stack up? I like Athearn's Genesis line, partly because both the A and B units are powered. But I have been looking at Intermountain and BLI. They all seem like quality locomotives. Are they all essentially equal in quality? I just confirmed my order of a Genesis SF...




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