> Hi Ken, Thanks for your response. I want to model a fairly modern > era so I could use any of the locos, GP9s would be modeled as very > old, U25B and Gp35 middle age and SD60 fairly new.
The GP9 may be old, as far as their original construction goes, but they've been rebuilt over the years by all the railroads. In fact the last Canadian built GP9 built (1963) (and I think for North America) is still in service locally (minus the dynamic brakes and the high nose). The U25's disappeared in the early 80's, I think, but there may be some GP35's still going. And SD60's are going strong - the SOO's pass through here almost daily. > Eventually I'd > like some of each kind to mix and match on a local freight. Other > than the choice of gription wheels is there any improvement to the > U25B drive compared to the GP9 drive? Would there be any problem > running the various models together. Yes, I plan to use DCC and will > try to add soundtraxx. Regards, Dave > Tom's gear changing hint can help, but if you do install DCC, you can get mismatched units (of different manufacturers also) running together quite well as you can set the characteristics of each loco independently. ken To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL; to reply to the sender, use REPLY. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list (remember to edit the SUBJECT of your message). Change message settings, use our CALENDAR or LINKS, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
