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Atlas N scale GP30
I’ve got one of these from an older run. It runs like a dream, and can haul a decent train up a good grade. I love it. Looking at the mechanism, it looks the same. Trust me, for a good road unit or for switching, I recomend this loco.
I’m a big fan of this locomotive and the Atlas model of it captures the prototype very well. I too have a nodel from the last production run and it is an excellent performer. Go buy one, you’ll love it!
Atlas seems to produce this model in the same roads. Chicgo Great Western, Kansas City Southern, GM&O also had these. They previously did a BN locomotive with the white face BN had a number of these in various schemes from predecessors CB&Q as well as Great Northern. Wouldn’t a Big Sky Blue GP-30 look nice in the future!
This loco seems perfect for my layout(5’6" x 2’3")based on ‘Haveaphew’. I model CN/CP but as CP seem to be taking over many US roads I’ll use any loco I like from now on. After all it’s MY layout.
In the world of road switchers, the GP-30 is one of my all time favorites in real life and in N scale. I am always impressed when I see updated versions of these EMDs still running on the BNSF in 2008. I own 3 of these Atlas units and they are some of my most reliable and best running locomotives in my fleet. Plus they look great, if you are thinking about buying one, do it!