Bicentennial Locomotives

[fwdguy]

Who would like Athearn/Atlas/Lifelike to make the bicentennial locomotives?

I certainly would like a chance to get the Burlington Northern set.

They had 3 1776/1876 and 1976.

That would be somthing different, I know other railroad companies had there own to.

Mark

[Anonymous]

All of the locomotives the BN painted in the Bicen. scheme are made in HO, providing that you don't mind the SDP40 being a little dated. Decals are available from Microscale, so it is possible to paint and detail your own.

[icmr]

The ICG engine would be a very good one to model. Here is a pic of it http://www.northeast.railfan.net/images/icg1776.jpg



ICMR

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[SSW9389]

Athearn Ready-To-Run already did Cotton Belt 9389. I expect next year being the 30th Anniversary of the US Bicentennial there will be more locos out in Red, White & Blue. Specifically the SD45-2s from Genesis in Santa Fe's Bicentennial Scheme should be out. Stewart has released a U25B in Espee Bicentennial. See Extra 2200 South issues #50-#58 for the potential models. Manufacturers should jump on this for a piece of the Bicentennial pie.

[Anonymous]

Athearn has done the DTI GP38-2 Bi-centennial unit #1776, and is scheduled to make the GTW 1776 as a GP38-2 in the near future, but the GTW unit was a GP38AC unit so it is another Athearn mistake in matching paint schemes to cars and locomotive that did not exist.

Rick

[waltersrails]

i have lifelike Seaboard System engine 1776. i love the red white and boy.

[ort007]

Perhaps the manufacturers should check out this site for ideas.

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/bicent1.html

I especially like The Rock's E8.

[fwdguy]

I hope they make at least one of the BN ones.

They would have 3 to choose from.

Mark