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for one thing, this will hurt BEV-BEL. i think it also means that there will be changes for the future. a lot of us are dreading this. just when athearn is getting the RTR line off to a good start, the tragedy hits. corporate takeovers have happened in the real railroads, now, the athearn fans have to deal with it on their layout!! buyouts do not belong in this hobby. it makes it more expensive, or quality deficient. it's the end of a great era. i got my "real" start in the hobby thanks to athearn. i still think it is painful that american model train equipment is made overseas. now, maybe the "bluebox" line will have a new "home"? we all dread this, which ruins quality control, and innovation of a great hobby asset. let's see what happens. i don't like the sound of this greedy stunt which kills tradition. thanks IRV, for everything you have done, and supplied us with!
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