Atlas HO Scale Conrail Quality Dash8-40CW

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Hi guys thanks but I was looking for the Atlas one, and the one on ebay I have, I'm looking for a Conrail Quality version in the Gold series.

Thanks
 
The Conrail Historical Society sells them as well. You'll have to contact them for availability though since it seems like they've changed their site since I last checked.
 
Did Atlas make a 8-40CW in a version other then the Conrail one? Also, were they available as DC only? I find that the QSI sound really isnt all that realistic in mine. I have a soundtraxx decoder to put in it that I think will make it more realistic. Lok sound supposedly has the best one from what I read, with the proper compressor sound and the rest of it all...
 
Yes and yes. The Conrail and ex-Conrail (NS and some CSX) version had the cab headlight. The other version (CSX, BNSF, UP) has the nose headlight. Atlas Master Gold had sound. Atlas Master Silver has an 8-pin socket to install your DCC decoder of choice, or you can run it on DC if you leave the plug in the socket.
 
Ohhh cool!! Did the units with the nose headlight also have the low numberboards? Thats what I am lookin for in specific...
 


You'll need a Dash 9 cab for that. Two of them were wrecked and GE replaced the cabs with two NS Dash 9 cabs they had on hand. After the CR split, CSX got one and NS got one.

Looks right at home on NS:
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But looks like an ugly duckling on CSX:
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diburning said:
You'll need a Dash 9 cab for that. Two of them were wrecked and GE replaced the cabs with two NS Dash 9 cabs they had on hand. After the CR split, CSX got one and NS got one.
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I know I want to model cr 6192. I have pics of that unit in West Springfield. Also I have seen a unit with the marker lights replace with reg lights too. I am just trying to do something different. lol

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Ok, thanks guys. I was in a hobby store today and saw some Bachman units.. and they looked pretty good. Just wondered if they made a leep forward or something. I'm planning on doing an Ex-Conrail unit lettered for CN but still in blue.. Stone
 
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