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I only have an Athearn Genesis tender for the 2-8-2 or 4-6-2. I am currently converting an MDC ten wheeler to an N.P. S-4 and needed this type of tender. I found this tender is not designed to pick-up power from the track. Converting to power meant changing trucks and providing power routing from the new trucks to the decoder. I also think the darn thing is WAY OVER DESIGNED! It's so over designed for the simple job it needs to perform that it has become poorly designed! I have several Athearn older style kit built diesels. They have been super detailed and I soldered wires to the trucks instead of the spring steel contacts. They are somewhat noisy, but I feel perfectly good enough. I have a couple LL P2K GP-7s which I love. I know Stewart, Atlas and Kato are good runners and would not be afraid to purchase anyone of them. I have no experiance with any other Genesis equipment. Honestly, I like to build my locos and any RTR stuff I get, gets kitbashed into something differant than the manufacturer intended. I like the Genesis USRA Mike and Pacific and would probably have a Pacific, if they were available.
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