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Hey Darkfox, As many have pointed out to you, you have a dummy Athearn there. I am curious. What is the model? For $50 it should be quite a large engine, though I have never seen any Athearn dummies that high before. You CAN convert the dummy to a powered, but it is all a simple method of pulling the shell from the chassis and either purchasing a powered chassis via parts from Athearn, or finding a similar model that uses the same chassis in a powered version and changing out the shells. Not many people prefer Bachmann as a good HO scale company, probably because of the lack of realism or modeling ability, and the performance of the engines themselves. Most go with Athearn, Kato, Atlas and a few others out there. Myself, I have over 50 Athearns and the fleet is growing. The dummy can be used as a static display (ie the engine does not move) or for a lashup, like one of the guys mentioned. You do not necessarily need the same roadname though. I have seen countless times BNSF running with Norfolk Southern, CP Rail, CSX and others. Here in Missouri CSX and UP are lashed up on some of the coal unit trains that run through here. Also, take into consideration some of the merger roads. Older Santa Fe schemes have been seen lashed up with BNSF colored units, and I have seen some DRGW and SP units lashed up with UP trains here. Hope that helps. -Wolv33
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