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I just finished looking over some of Atlas's GOld Line HO desiels with QSI sound and DCC ready to go. <br /> <br />For the money they are absolutely top of the line they even have ditch lights. For plastic that is awesome. <br /> <br />Let's say I want to buy two of these in different numbers... $500.00 total not including tax. (10% in my area) <br /> <br />Let's say I want 15 Intermodal Double stacks with it from Intermountain (A-Line) They come in sets of 5. Then I need three boxes at about 110.00 each <br /> <br />330.00 <br /> <br />They dont have containers. More money for containers. <br /> <br />DCC Digitrax and some track. Each switch costs money. <br /> <br />By the time I am ready to put this train together and run it I am over 1000.00 <br /> <br />20 years ago I recall buying two GP30's, 20 Athearn Blue Box cars and a Tech 2 transformer. Sound and DCC was not in the hobby and some of the finer offerings did not exist back then. <br /> <br />Total cost Approx 150 for the two Spectrum GP30's <br /> <br />Blue Box 3.00 x 20 cars @ 60.00 <br /> <br />Power pack 50.00 <br /> <br />Track etc cheap. <br /> <br />Roughly 230.00 done. <br /> <br />Yes the money has gone way up in costs between 1980 and 2000. <br /> <br />The 1980 train set is a hell of alot of fun back then, still is today. But probably will cost 4 times as much to put together. because we are paying 14.00 for RTR cars instead of kits. <br /> <br />The 2000 trainset I described is RTR and has sound, DCC control lights etc... <br /> <br />Try doing that in 1980.
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