I just bought this at a train show. I think it is an older Atlas model. It doesn't have any paper work and I am trying to remove the body can anyone help me with this?

I'm sure its a nice looking model...Can you post a pic?

Les, unless I'm mistaken the only models of the RSD4/5 were either Atlas or perhaps toy trains, but the toys may have all been Rs3's. The big give away would be the coupler mounts. Atlas would have body mounted couplers, the rest would have the "big toothless grin" with truck mounted talgo type couplers.

Russ Bellinis Wrote:Les, unless I'm mistaken the only models of the RSD4/5 were either Atlas or perhaps toy trains, but the toys may have all been Rs3's. The big give away would be the coupler mounts. Atlas would have body mounted couplers, the rest would have the "big toothless grin" with truck mounted talgo type couplers.

It has body mount couplers. It is in the yellow Atlas box. I still need to get it apart.

I think the old Atlas locomotives had a removable fuel tank cover that revealed screws that mount the body to the frame. I think the fuel tank cover should just snap off, but don't try to force it in case I'm wrong. They might also use the coupler mounting screws to hold the body on.

Thanks Russ I will check it now

Got it. Nothing to do with fuel tank. I am not sure of how I did it.

Welllllllllllll ... that was amusing! No ... really ! I got a good chuckle out of it!

Oh ... never mind ...

No, really ... I'm still chuckling just a little ... that was good, though.

"Got it. Nothing to do with fuel tank. I am not sure of how I did it."

Don't you just hate it when that happens..?? Been there..done that...

As I recall, those Atlas units came apart by squeezing the hoods near their ends, down low near the walkways. There are two cast-on protrusions on the inside edges of the frame near each end, and these mate into depressions in tabs which are part of the hood sides, extending from the lower edges. The operation is a "squeeze and lift", preferably of both ends at the same time.

Wayne