Atlas Genset Pics

[Larry]

I have the BNSF Genset & the headlite is wrong on mine too.
here's a picture of my engine & a picture of the Prototype.

 

[diburning]

Interesting... the BNSF units have the sand filler hatch on the engineer's side of the nose, and the CSX units have it on the other side.

My.... non-existant gensets aren't here yet. Still waiting for them to arrive.

 

[RGSfan]

isn't that the sand filler hatch right behind the corner of the nose on this CSX unit?

 

[diburning]

Nevermind, the CSX units have the on both sides of the nose.

 

[RGSfan]

prototype has headlight on nose, model has them between numberboards

thats a pretty noticeable item to get wrong (even though I missed it)

 

[Larry]

It looks like the real engine is made different on the front walkway. On the real engine it sticks out further & is rounded. On my engine it's flat & smaller. I notice that the real engine has black handrails on the front w/yellow on the side rails.

 

[ho/ttothemoss]

you guy's are all right I still want one.....

 

[ho/ttothemoss]

but i think i'll go with the UP.....

 

[ho/ttothemoss]

hey take a look at this pic and try the web site? sry so big? hope it help some people... http://www.overlandmodels.com/news/?p=175

 

[diburning]

Wow even overland got the front handrails wrong.

 

[Southwest Chief]

Wow even overland got the front handrails wrong.

Not exactly

 

[wheeler1963]

isn't that the sand filler hatch right behind the corner of the nose on this CSX unit?

Duane, yes that's the sand filler hatch.

 

[wheeler1963]

Mark delivered my 2 undecs this weekend when he came down for a visit.

Couple of problems with the undecs.

1. No holes for the front pilot handrails.

2. Missing front (conductor's side) nose handrail.

 

[Guilford Guy9887]

Jerome, are those gensets going into a&p paint?

 

[wheeler1963]

Jerome, are those gensets going into a&p paint?

Jamie, one of them might go into A&P maroon paint. Not to sure what the other will get yet.

 

[diburning]

Not exactly

Oh ok, so even BNSF can't decide on a paint scheme

Jerome, people have been talking about that on the Atlas forums. They were hoping that it was an isolated incident, but now I guess the whole batch of undecs is missing the holes.

Looking at the handrail holes, do you think that it will be easy to install thinner handrails onto the model?

 

[jbaakko]

Ugh, those handrails... Grrr. In any case, Josh should be getting mine this week, so I should have mine soon!

On the topic of ditch lights. Is CSX still running flashing ditch lights? I know out west, BNSF & UP no longer flash at crossings. They're on while running, and off when the headlight is dimmed/off.

 

[wheeler1963]

Ugh, those handrails... Grrr. In any case, Josh should be getting mine this week, so I should have mine soon!

On the topic of ditch lights. Is CSX still running flashing ditch lights? I know out west, BNSF & UP no longer flash at crossings. They're on while running, and off when the headlight is dimmed/off.

Josh, as of yesterday and all of the CSX Mark and I saw, they all flashed when the horn was blown.

 

[RGSfan]

Duane, yes that's the sand filler hatch.

thank you Jerome

 

[hamltnblue]

Josh, as of yesterday and all of the CSX Mark and I saw, they all flashed when the horn was blown.

But that won't matter for now since there is no horn until someone comes up with a sound decoder for them