USA trains SD40-2 any good?

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Tom The Brat

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August 2004
From: North of Chicago
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Posted by Tom The Brat on Sunday, September 4, 2005 8:11 AM

Almost seems a silly question. Would they make it otherwise?[:D]

Marty Cozad

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July 2003
From: Nebraska City, NE
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Posted by Marty Cozad on Sunday, September 4, 2005 8:05 AM

I bought two when they came out. Later removed the rubber tires. I now have one that I made as a dumby unit which runs in a coal train lash up.

Is it REAL? or Just 1:29 scale?

Long live Outdoor Model Railroading.

tangerine-jack

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August 2004
From: Virginia Beach
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Posted by tangerine-jack on Sunday, September 4, 2005 7:41 AM

It's isn't any good........it's great! Wonderful engine, do not hesitate to buy it. It does need a 4ft radius, but can be made to run on 3ft if need be. It should give you many years of faithful service. Good luck!

[oX)]

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devils

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January 2005
From: Salisbury, England
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Posted by devils on Sunday, September 4, 2005 2:31 AM

YES, I bought 3 other USA trains engines after buying one of them.
It needs minimum 4 foot radius but it looks great and pulls loads. I did find that I needed to raise the front plow up a bit as it is very low to the rail and sometimes flew off at a dip when it caught the rail. You have an optional section in the plow to allow more swing on the coupler.