Model Railroading > New Athearn ACe's

From their Facebook page.

- Jeff

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This is good news for modern modelers!

wouldn't mind a couple of CN 8800s to go with my 8000s

Don

nsscot Wrote:
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> wouldn't mind a couple of CN 8800s to go with my
> 8000s
>
> Don


Yeah, I could always use another CN M-2 as well. Except, I'm gonna have to model CN 8888!

Mr. MRL

first group to 8849 don't have the rubber gasket around the cab this was the next 3 orders. sorry to bust your bubble on the 8888 number.


Don

nsscot Wrote:
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> first group to 8849 don't have the rubber gasket
> around the cab this was the next 3 orders. sorry
> to bust your bubble on the 8888 number.
>
>
> Don

Hence, I get to wait a little longer, which is quite fine. I'm still patiently waiting for those phantom CN DASH-8s...

Mr. MRL

No sign of a BHP unit or FMG I suppose. And I don't need to hear the tooling costs story. It would cost next to nothing if it was right beside the North American handrails on the tooling.

At least one of the 10 BNSF units diverted to BHP would be neat.

Rick

There may be hope for the MRL 4400 and MRL 4401 in the redball paint. Rumor is we could see MRL 4402 and 4403 under the Christmas tree as well on the prototype line.

Posted from Windows Phone OS 7

The MRL SD70ACe's that just showed up on the railroad have 6 cab steps instead of 5 like all their others.
Don't know if they'll retool the under frame or not.

Posted from iPhone

I could live with that little discrepancy. There are after market etchings to rectify the problem if needed. Do any of these newer units have the six step feature or is the MRL the only road going this way?





-Fan Wrote:
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> The MRL SD70ACe's that just showed up on the
> railroad have 6 cab steps instead of 5 like all
> their others.
> Don't know if they'll retool the under frame or
> not.
>
> Posted from iPhone

Posted from Windows Phone OS 7

BNSF SD70ACe's in the 90XX have 6 steps also.

Posted from iPhone

Looks like $299 for sound and $199 for non sound.