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Athearn Blue Box C44 Motor Upgrade

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  • Member since
    February 2018
  • From: Yakima, WA
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Athearn Blue Box C44 Motor Upgrade
Posted by dcb_13 on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 3:03 PM

Good afternoon. I recently purchased an Athearn Blue Box BNSF 791 kit (special addition primer). I would like to upgrade the motor to something newer. Will the Athearn Genesis motor (HO Genesis Motor Retrofit Kit for RTR SD45/SD40 - G63839) work or is there another motor that will fit? Will anything fit? 

I look forward to any advice you may have. Thank you.

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    May 2010
  • From: SE. WI.
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Posted by mbinsewi on Thursday, May 21, 2020 6:58 AM

You might be better off with the ATH84086,

It looks like the Genesis motor is made for the RTR's with the frame ready for a speaker.

The ATH84086 is meant more for blue box locos.

There are other motors that you could use, but I'm not familiar with them, as I've always used Athearn motors.

Mike.

  • Member since
    February 2018
  • From: Yakima, WA
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Posted by dcb_13 on Thursday, May 21, 2020 5:36 PM

Thank you. The original motor that is currently installed works, I just wanted to upgrade it to something better. Thank you very much for the reply. I appreciate it.

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  • From: Southern Florida Gulf Coast
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Posted by SeeYou190 on Friday, May 22, 2020 3:41 PM

dcb_13
I recently purchased an Athearn Blue Box BNSF 791

I just googled that locomotive because I was not familiar with it.

That is a nifty model.

-Kevin

Living the dream.

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