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I have a set of 4 BLI F units ABBA they run on the QSI. They are perfect for freight service and when all 4 are running as a single engine I dont have enough rolling stock to stall them. Indeed that is the reason I got them, they are the end all in tractive effort in today's small radius and 4% grades.They are slow for passenger service. <a href="http://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x173/fallsvalleyrr/?action=view&current=BLIF7ConsistFinal.flv">http://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x173/fallsvalleyrr/?action=view&current=BLIF7ConsistFinal.flv</a>I will post more of them actually pulling a train when the mainline is completed.They can be upgraded with QSI upgrade chips, however I see no need to do so at this time.I have not hit my limits on power consumption but when all 4 are digging in and chanting against a heavy load amps climb pretty high on that meter.Proto is releasing some soon. Pricing is competitve and they use QSI as well.I bet you a coupler that BLI will re-release all of thier F units in Blueline.I dont consider Genesis from Athearn at all because they use the crappy MRC decoders. Until they decide to dump MRC and switch to QSI I will continue not to consider Genesis units. I have moderated my feelings a bit and know that I would certainly consider a non DCC unit and install my own decoders. But that will get expensive.A few years ago there was very little in the way of F units, now the cup runneths over.
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