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Athearn BB Locos: Coffee Grinders?
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i have a good number of athearns and i have found that some are quieter than others, but with a small clean up and re greesing they will all run very smoothly. i have athearns from 1965 that still run like new. they are honely great engines. mechanicaly they all share parts so once you can fix one you can fix them all. and parts can be gotton from 1 to use in another. mind there are some parts that vary engine to engine but the majority of drive system parts are the same. detail wise they are not always the best... but they still look good. and they are not that hard to modify. me and my little borother are currently working on several projects with athearn GP7s, makeing one into a UP GP9B and antoher into a SP torpeido boat. <br /> <br />honelsy if ya want an engine thats gonna last these will do the job and then some
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