I've been making slow but steady progress on these two Dash 9s. The shells are Athearn and the chassis are Kato. This is a major project for me...
Here they are with sister units 637 and 976. The ditch lights on the latter has to be replaced with hi ones along a fuel tank upgrade.
I have two corrections to be done on this unit. I have to remove 2 drop grabs on the nose in order to replace the SF marking with the BNSF...
Here is a close up of the fuel tank details. After cutting away the factory cast fuel tanks. The replacement tank and details are from Dteails...
A closer view of my BNSF C44-9W project units.
This locomotive is one of four Athearn shells that i had bought sometime ago off Ebay. As luck would have it I stumbled upon 2 auctions for Kato...
Here are some of my BNSF locos gathering dust as they await a turn on the upgrade work bench.
Here are the replacements so far. Free flow blower housing, exhaust vent and the Dynamic brake screen. Hope I'm getting the names correct. These...
The two SD60Ms in the center of the photo are Rail Power models that are undergoing extensive upgrades. More pics to follow.
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