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Here are my last three purchases for my CSX Saginaw Sub layout. Yes the pictures suck.

Athearn MP15AC DCC & Sound


Atlas Gensets, got both numbers 1300 & 1301


Athearn SD70ACe

Nice looking models sd70. Now it's time for you to build a layout for them to run on

Well Don in case you cant see it in the photos the benchwork is all done, actually been done as of last Jan, 1st. With other stuff going on this year taking away all our money, could not start laying track. Hopefully soon as things are starting to turn arould I can start laying track very slooooooowly. Then hopefully with income taxes I can get my DCC system in the spring.

I know that the 1312 and 1313 have 'low' stacks. Those stacks prototypical to the 1301? Doesn't look like it would be a hard change to make, someone would probably make a better 'flap' type stack that these Gensets have.

Practice Safe CSX

sd70accsxt700 wrote:Well Don in case you cant see it in the photos the benchwork is all done, actually been done as of last Jan, 1st. With other stuff going on this year taking away all our money, could not start laying track. Hopefully soon as things are starting to turn arould I can start laying track very slooooooowly. Then hopefully with income taxes I can get my DCC system in the spring.

Know that you mention it yes I can see it Looks like pencil lines where future track will go.

The stacks are correct for all non dynamic units 1300-1307. The shorter stacks start to appear on the dynamic units.1308-1321.

Here is a non dynamci, shorter long hood.


Dynamic, taller hood.


Also noticed that they have filled in all the missing numbers now. Also notice that they have standardised on a tall hood, no matter if it has dynamics or not. And now even the two genset locos are comming with everything installed in case they want to up grade them. Roster now looks like this

1300-1307 3GS21B Short hood non dynamic's, new frame, EMD trucks
1308-1313 3GS21B-DE Tall hood with dynamic's new frame, EMD trucks
1314-1315 3GS21B-DE Tall hood with dynamic's, GE frame and trucks.
1316 2GS14B-DE Tall hood with dynamic's, GE frame and trucks, has side vents for 3rd genset.
1317 2GS14B-DE Tall hood with dynamic's, new frame, EMD trucks, side vents for 3rd genset not there
1318-1319 2GS14B Tall hood with out dynamics, new frame, EMD trucks, side vents for 3rd genset not there
1321 3GS21B-DE Tall hood with dynamic's, GE frame and truck's.

Everytime I see a KCS in that paint scheme I can't help myself from staring for a while. I think that is the most wonderful looking of modern railroads. Excluding any "special" units like the UP Heritage fleets for example. But for a fleet pain scheme, its the best in my book.

AC60CW wrote:Everytime I see a KCS in that paint scheme I can't help myself from staring for a while. I think that is the most wonderful looking of modern railroads. Excluding any "special" units like the UP Heritage fleets for example. But for a fleet pain scheme, its the best in my book.

sd70 will keep it in its box for several years then post its for sale at 1/2 its purchase price

AC60CW wrote:Everytime I see a KCS in that paint scheme I can't help myself from staring for a while. I think that is the most wonderful looking of modern railroads.

Yea I know, I have walked into my layout room at least 6 times in the past 24 hours just to look at it. If I was to model a modern railroad based just on paint, it would be KCS.

AARR wrote:sd70 will keep it in its box for several years then post its for sale at 1/2 its purchase price

Hardley Don it will be on the point of Q132/131 on and off with UP units, and make a every third coal train appearence, on my CPOX western coal trains.

so what portion of the saginaw sub are you modeling?? the northern end or the southern end? and got any more of your layout pics??? I will try to get some of mine up here i know you were asking earlier for some

Brandon

I will be if I can acomplish a way to build Saginaw Yard, modeling it from Saginaw to at least Carleton, maybe Alexis or Dry Creek, where the spit between Walbridge and Stanley is. If I can fit it I will also try to inclued the branch to Bay City. If I cant find a way to make the Y yard and make it fit good, then most likely start in Flint and head south. This is still all a long way off, hopefully in the next two years I will finaly have a house. It will be double deck to triple in some spots if needed. Right now I have a table top around the wall 15 X 11 layout I am getting ready to start laying track on. It containes stuff from Grand Blanc, Flint, Rouge yard, ect. Just diffrent very small portions.

Nice KCS SD70ACe,I should be getting mine in this week or next week. Now you see why I model the KCS. Such and Interesting and Great Railroad with a nice Scheme. Heres a few Pics of my Custom T55 KCS ES44AC. Let me know if you ever want to sell that ACe lol.

I like your locos you got Matt. Do you have a trackplan of your current set-up? It sounds interesting what you have going for your current 15 x 11.

I do have a track plan but with out the scanner working, no way to post it. I am serously thinking about changes though, so I may scrap it.

As I have covered all CSXT Gensets in this thread, here is the newest.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPi ... id=2383873

CSXT 1600 3GS21C

nice looking genset. looks very little like a SD40-2. The cab is about all that is similar. Thanks for sharing that pic.