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Model Railroading > Mysterious eBay Purchase...Date: 03/07/14 13:29 Mysterious eBay Purchase... Author: SantaFe9820 I snagged this Atlas U23B off eBay a while ago for only 30 bucks. I'm guessing the patch job is why it went for so little. What I'm wondering is, is this based off a prototype? I can't find any photos on the internet, but ya never know.
 Date: 03/07/14 13:48 Re: Mysterious eBay Purchase... Author: kdrtrains Santa Fe Motive Power book by Joe McMillan shows 34 of these units numbered 6300 to 6348 in 2-71. Several units were missing do to wrecks and other things. All were originally in the pinstripe but were later painted as you see yours.
KR Date: 03/07/14 14:03 Re: Mysterious eBay Purchase... Author: stacktrain LTEX?
nice loco Date: 03/07/14 14:24 Re: Mysterious eBay Purchase... Author: trainmin I believe LTEX is Larry's Trucking. I checked the list of their locomotives and I don't see this number, or unit type.
Date: 03/07/14 14:40 Re: Mysterious eBay Purchase... Author: NSTopHat LTEX is Larry's Trucking. It could be modeled after a unit that has long since seen the scrappers' torch.
Russ Posted from Android Date: 03/07/14 14:51 Re: Mysterious eBay Purchase... Author: CR6079 LTEX is Larry's Truck & Electric and in all the years I have been around there I don't think they ever recieved ATSF U23's. While they have had a few GE's on the property Ltex is mostly an EMD rebuilder/leaser/scrapper,this may have been something inspired by the modeler after LTEX recieved large groups of former ATSF GP30'S/35'S.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/07/14 17:30 by CR6079. Date: 03/07/14 16:18 Re: Mysterious eBay Purchase... Author: NIKS LTEX received only former ATSF GP30's and GP35's. The former ATSF GP39-2s are still on the BNSF roster.
The roster information is from Gene Gossett. Peter N. Limas Date: 03/07/14 17:40 Re: Mysterious eBay Purchase... Author: SantaFe9820 Alright, thanks guys. I figured it wasnt prototypical! Now my next question is, who wants to turn this into an SF30B for me? :)
Posted from iPhone Date: 03/08/14 01:49 Re: Mysterious eBay Purchase... Author: jobrazy Michael Baker
TMB models. He does amazing work. Joel Brazy Coatesville, PA Date: 03/09/14 09:21 Re: Mysterious eBay Purchase... Author: cabman I think NIKS meant "Gene Crossett", a friend of mine who has done exhaustive motive power cataloging and research.
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