Finally Announced: Atlas GP38!

[Mankind]

Well, after lots of speculation and rumors, it's official. Check out www.atlasrr.com/highlights/hogp38.asp (http://www.atlasrr.com/highlights/hogp38.asp) for all the details. I won't need as many of these as I will for their GP40's, but I can see some Chessie/SBD/B&O/CSX run-through units in my future......

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Have A Nice Day!

[This message has been edited by Mankind (edited 06 June 2000).]

[This message has been edited by Mankind (edited 06 June 2000).]

[BC Rail King]

How much do you except it to be?

Happy Railroading!

Dane N. http://www.trainboard.com/wink.gif

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[AKrrnut]

Nice to see they're releasing one lettered for the Alaska Railroad. Now I don't have to worry about painting one myself...

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Wishin' I wasn't so far
from the railroad...

[StickyMonk]

oh no! yet another loco to my shopping list

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[friscobob]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BC Rail King:
How much do you except it to be?

Happy Railroading!

Dane N. http://www.trainboard.com/wink.gif

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Dane,
According to the release from Atlas, it's gonna run from $119 to $129, US. I would
imagine you could get a better deal from a mail-order firm (Std. Hobby Supply, for example).
Start savin' up them pennies now! (LOL)



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Ship IT on the Frisco!
Bob T.

[friscobob]

Something I noticed- the new GP38 is supposed to come out in New England Central
colors (a former RailTex propoery, now owned by RailAmerica). Is this the first diesel to be issued in shortline livery (aside from Bachmann's Spectrum 70-tonners) straight from the manufacturers?


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Ship IT on the Frisco!
Bob T.

[Chessie_SD50_8563]

They should do a Pumpkinized CSX unit... Like 9699. They should make a pumpkin of both the GP38 and the 40.

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Theres no such thing as having to many coal hoppers or GP40-2 when you model Chessie System
LONG LIVE THE KITTEN!!!
LONG LIVE BIG BLUE!!!

[BC Rail King]

EEK!! Ya know how much that is Canadian? Its like 200 dollars, good thing I am a person of N scale!

Happy Railroading!!

Dane N.

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[friscobob]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chessie_SD50_8563:
They should do a Pumpkinized CSX unit... Like 9699. They should make a pumpkin of both the GP38 and the 40.

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You'll never be able to run it now- 9699 has
been retired, and will go to the B&O Museum.
TRAINS Magazine tagged this engine as the All-American diesel locomotive, when it was
B&O/Chessie 3802.
But then again.....maybe you could.. http://www.trainboard.com/smile.gif



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Ship IT on the Frisco!
Bob T.

[Chessie_SD50_8563]

Thats why I want 9699.

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Theres no such thing as having to many coal hoppers or GP40-2 when you model Chessie System
LONG LIVE THE KITTEN!!!
LONG LIVE BIG BLUE!!!

[friscobob]

After looking at this locomotive, it may be a
great starting point for a Frisco GP38AC.
And since Frisco had 146 GP38s in the AC and
Dash 2 models..... http://www.trainboard.com/wink.gif
I'm already up to 10, and I figure I'll
need 15 or so to get a good representation.

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Ship IT on the Frisco!
Bob T.