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<p>[quote user="cascadenorthernrr"]</p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">BMMECNYC</div> <div class="quote-content"> <p> Also from a practical modeling standpoint, are you planning on powering those road slugs?  If so where would you put the motor?  Are you planning on DC or DCC operation?  Do you have the capability of removing metal on the locomotive chasis to reduce the hood height? </p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>I was thinking about that point. Could I do a slug like those of NS? I included pictures of them below.</p> <p><img style="width:704px;height:auto;display:inline;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aFHf0Fz5-fo/Thhh1h2IGCI/AAAAAAAD37c/dWVNN0ZtjRw/s1600/NS+3096+GP40-2%252C+SLUG+930+RP-E4D+Locomotive+Engines+Norfolk+Southern+Railroad+train%252C+Valdosta+Georgia.jpg" alt="Image result for norfolk southern road slug" /></p> <p><img style="width:704px;height:auto;display:inline;" src="http://www.nsdash9.com/images/NS891ml12.jpg" alt=" " /></p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>You can do whatever you want.  All of these are really good projects.  Make a list and prioritize your modeling.  There are a lot of things out there to model.  NS does a lot of building.  Check out their SD90 conversions (SD70Acu is what I think they are calling them).  KATO makes SD9043s (I own 2) and have had 2 years of trouble free operation, once I corrected my own stupidity. </p>
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