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Super User 2,490 posts JLandT Railroad Super User 2,490 posts
JLandT Railroad

 

This month I came across this rare gem, I was searching eBay like I normal do and came across a "rare" Athearn RDG (all green) SW1500 switcher numbered 2763, for some your thinking what's so rare?  For a Reading modeler in Australia its rare, rare as hens teeth.

 


I know this is rare because I have not seen one advertised anywhere since starting the layout around four years ago.  I have another RDG (yellow #2766) SW 1500 switcher that I purchased here in Australia about a year into the build, but have not seen any others since.

 



I checked the Athearn website and these where produced around 2009, and came in three road numbers.  After doing a little research I found out that this switcher was originally all yellow and was involved in a wreck then rebuilt, during the rebuild it was repainted in the all green RDG scheme.  So now I also have a great switcher and one with a little history behind it too.

 

 

 

Photo credit to Author Kim Peirsol.

 

So once this arrives here in Australia (Thanks Alan!) it will be getting Soundtraxx Tsunami Sound and some details parts and light weathering.  This will take my fleet of SW1500 for the RDG to two, until the arrival of the Broadway Limited SW1500's in the next month or two.


Jas...

 

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jlrc47 Regular poster 401 posts
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Sounds like an article on how

Sounds like an article on how to up grade a factory engine.

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Possibly Joe...

I've researched the upgrade and there is a bit in this, and to prepare it for an article would be quite a commitment. I'll see how we go when it arrives. Jas...

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Virginian and Lake Erie Super User 9,223 posts
Virginian and Lake Erie

I was looking for some more

I was looking for some more Virginian Train Masters on the Web and found one and needed another. Started out with the idea that I would buy what every gold series Atlas units I could with the idea of repainting them. Bought an SP unit and a Reading Unit. One of my fellow club members also had a Reading unit and wanted to swap for the SP. I will be trading body shells. After I bought those two I then find a Virginian no Sound with a road number I do not have so I had to buy it and now I will be trading shells and only have to paint one of the others. I will likely resell one of the reading units and maybe both if I find another Virginian Unit.

Just thought you might find it interesting that I ended up with 2 reading units one in the green scheme and one in the green and yellow like your switcher.

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JLandT Railroad Super User 2,490 posts
JLandT Railroad

Sometimes it's an option...

To buy like you have, close to what you want to either swap or repaint. I've got undecorated before because I couldn't find RDG boxcars, so I did my own. I've even had a undecorated Kato GP35 done in the yellow/green scheme. The green RDG you have isn't a GP40-2 #3675 is it?

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J. S. Bach Active Member 42 posts
J. S. Bach

That last picture reminds me

That last picture reminds me of a trolley that I won on ebay and the seller did not pack it properly.

    Later gator,

     Dave

 

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Virginian and Lake Erie Super User 9,223 posts
Virginian and Lake Erie

JLT

No, it is a Fairbanks Morse H-24-66 Trainmaster. Those have become my favorite locomotives for running long trains. They run smooth after cleaning and lubrication, and a trip on decoder pro to program them. The units have sound and lots of traction and power. Two units have pulled 122 car trains through curves as tight as 28 inches and up grades that are as steep as 4% in places. Really excellent runners.

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ctxmf74 Super User 15,936 posts
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) it will be getting Soundtraxx Tsunami Sound

Be sure to post how the sound installation went, I have a couple of those locos in the CCT paint scheme that I'd like to install sound in some day......DaveB

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JLandT Railroad Super User 2,490 posts
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Thanks Dave...

Will do, I've done an Atlas Silver Series - MP15 before but these are designed to have sound (Gold Series) and the speaker fits in perfectly with no alterations. The Athearn is going to require some mods. Jas...

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JLandT Railroad Super User 2,490 posts
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RDG #2763 is on the layout...

Well I finally received my latest lot of "goodies" yesterday from eBay.  Special thanks needs to go out to Alan, who is the greatest USPS ambassador in MI!

Here is a quick couple of photos of it on the layout...

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Next step will be to add Soundtraxx Tsunami sound to it...

Jas.

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jarhead Prolific poster 1,734 posts
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Nice

After you installed the sound it will be ready to bring you some revenues. Beautiful engine.

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