04-23-2017, 07:42 PM
lajry Wrote:cnrglen Wrote:As for the Alco Blunt Trucks, I haven't been able to find any for the older (metal side frame) or newer (plastic side frame) Athearn trucks. Are they even available?Don't think Athearn ever made ALCO Blunt trucks not making any ALCO switchers. In HO Atlas & Bachmann make the only ones available. Going to try & put a Cary shell on both of those. Had a Cary SW1500 shell on an Athearn SW chassis & it could pull tons!
I can't speak for the CN units, but CP swapped the Blunt and AAR trucks as needed.
The Blunt type had issues and was prohibited in some areas.
When I worked at the Drake St. Roundhouse there was an occasional unit with one of each!