I saw this loco on eBay. It is an old Athearn UP switcher
https://www.ebay.com/itm/276018118342?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160811114145%26meid%3D681d77ef6c5e450a93f50fbcfb86bd2d%26pid%3D100667%26rk%3D8%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D204423337083%26itm%3D276018118342%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2351460%26brand%3DAthearn&_trksid=p2351460.c100667.m2042
Questions:
What is the make/model of this diesel?
If I were to take it on as a fix-up project, where could I get the missing handrails that are mentioned in the description?Thanks!
You could do what I did. I bought some wire and used my needle nose pliers to make my own handrails. It was pretty easy and very therapeutic.
Joe
Sw1500
A pessimist sees a dark tunnel
An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel
A realist sees a frieght train
An engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks stairing blankly in space
Genuine Athearn handrail kits sell for about 12-20 dollars on eBay.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I found a set of handrails on a rack at my former LHS. They were in a bag with a manufacturer's name, but no indication of what engine they were for. They were only a couple of dollars, so I figured I could use them. As it turned out, they fit an old Athearn BB GP9 I had gutted and made into a running sound dummy.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
PPW A-Line has Blue Box stanchions. Looks like they also have the original tooling to make up any BlueBox hardrail set you want.
Lee
If the below is the model you have (RTR SW1500), the following is the part drawing from HOSEEKER.net.
Looking at the original posted picture, it appears that more is missing beside the hand rails: lift bars; signal hoses; train line; windshield wipers.
From what I see in the OP's post. It has horn-hook couplers and holes for the handrails in the side sill of the walkway.
Athearn #140-3933 UP yellow, gray with red strip.
I did not find it in the 1992 Walthers catalog.
It is listed in the 1997 Walthers catalog for $35.75.
In 1997 it did not come with lift bars, signal hoses, train line or windshield wipers.
I did not look in the catalogs between 1992 and 1997. (edit: it is listed in the 1993 Walthers catalog as ''NEW'', so it could/would have been on the market back in 1992.
The SW1000 and SW1500 listed handrail set part #140-39015 was $4.00 in 1997. It is not clear if handrail stancions were included. There is a listing for short #140-10424 and long #140-10425 stanchions.
Make and model (for real), General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) built 1966 to 1974.
If you can't get the handrails from Athearn directly, your best bet might just be to keep an eye out on Ebay and at model railroad flea markets to see if you can pick up an old SW1500 dummy unit. It will have the handrails for your unit, and probably won't cost much more than it would be to buy the actual handrail set from Athearn and pay for shipping to get it to you.