Kato N scale General Electric U30C diesel locomotive

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Kato N scale General Electric U30C diesel locomotive

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I recently bought the U30C - USDOT version and it is everything you would expect a KATO model locomotive to be: a real work horse, smooth running and quiet with great details. That being said, nothing beats a KATO product as I now have 28 in my engine roster!!!
Dave Long Island, NY

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If you want to see a real operating one, Illinois Railway Museum at Union, IL has BN 5383 repainted and in fine operating condition.

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Yeah, these things are awesome I have the two Santa Fe road numbers and they run as smooth as glass. Typical Kato quality.

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I’m glad it comes in more than one roadnumber. That way I can
really use these locomotives to be a work horse.

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I recently purchased the BN green and the BN Bicentennial U30C’s. Thank you for your great review as it is right on the mark! Kato continues to raise the bar for quality products. These engines run great right out of the box and are real pullers. I haven’t yet converted these to dcc, but am currently running them with a transistor throttle. They will just creep from tie-to-tie at low throttle. I have a couple of older C30-7’s, and out of curiosity I tried running the new U30C’s with these. They do speed match very well on dc, though the newer units appear to run more quietly and smoothly. By the way, if a person wanted to convert these units to Micro-Trains couplers, what MT conversion number would be the best to use?

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Awesome puller able to rival the first run. great updates. best for the MONEY , not overpriced can not say enough on the vavle of this line equipment

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I once owned the originals! Sorry I sold them. They were great then, I’m sure they’re great now.

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I have the original U30C’s from 20 years ago, custom painted. Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to swap these newer DCC friendly mechanisms into my older Kato U30C frames?

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I like the looks . Im just a beginner . Im trying to learn more about the different product . Trying to find out more about the dcc . Im building my firstlayout and having fun .thanks.

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The “U-Boat” class series of deisails are my personal favorites, especially in the BN paint scheme. I wish I could get one for my layout!

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I have two of the 20 year old units in my fleet and they still run like the day they were bought. If the new models are anything like the older units, they should provide years of heavy freight service. I have 20 units on my Norfolk Southern system and they are all Kato. I would not buy anything else.