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I built a bunch of Athearn Blue Box Boxcars and equippted with Metal Wheels, KD's; stock piled spares to maintin the fleet into the future. I spent X dollars. Rather inexpensive against RTR cars what with the plastic couplers that need converting to Kadee and slightly light weight.At the end of the day should my train of these boxcars roll by, I hope you like them. Now... if I bought these boxcars from Intermountain, My wife would give me a hard time and there will be hell to pay when one realizes the amount at MSRP on the train.I would buy Intermountain if funds are not an issue. Actually I do consistently buy Intermountain, just not as many at once.Regarding engines, certain features must be present. All wheel pickup, can motor with flywheels, good low speed performance, front and rear lights plus couplers as well.Once I get that written up, just about all of the tycos, Bachmann Standard engines and most IHC and other types of similar "Inexpensive" engines disappear from consideration. I look at BLI, Proto and a few others of top dollar engines and choose the best suited.Sometimes pricing is a consideraton. One PCM P7 B&O pacific that has been announced two years ago at 400 dollars MSRP and yet to arrive was replaced by a Availible Proto E7 A-A set with QSI out of the factory for a few dollars less.Maybe I will get the P7 engine but... probably from Trainworld or some place when they are blowing them out years from now... if such a thing ever gets built and shipped.So.Add Time and Availibility to the Product Consideration.
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