James, Brisbane Australia
Modelling AT&SF in the 90s
QUOTE: Originally posted by Virginian Yes it is cheap; it is also in Australia.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by swdave This is a first run of an Atlas GP7 they were made by Kato for Atlas. They are one of the best running engines out there. The CNW had a ton of these units, and some where sit up for hauling commuter trains in Chicago. Those units had an extra large sandbox on the end. The old list price on these where $99.95 US they go around $40 to $60 US on eBay, and they are worth it. I have 8 of them and love em. The new olds that Atlas is now making under their Classic design doesn't have the Kato's drive , but they are also good runner and they do have more details then the Kato units did. Hope this helps you.
QUOTE: The slogan denoted: 400 miles in 400 minutes between Chicago and ( I vaguely remember) Milwuakee