----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 9:24
AM
Subject: Re: PC: E33 from Bachmann
Lionel and Athearn collaborated on
an adaptation of their O "Rectifier" that was designed (or
maybe condensed) to fit the Athearn GP9 frame. There
were Lionel versions (rare) and Athearn versions (mega-rare). After
Lionel began to prodice it's own HO trains, the body die was used with their
own running gear. They offered it in Virginian, New Haven (black
and white with orange cab) and Pennsy (tuscan red with one gold stripe).
It's kind of a neat "what-if" GE had made a 4-axle electric at that
time. According to their catalogs it is based on the E33 - having seen
them they don't look bad, especially for the period, except for the fact that
there was no such thing.
Bill K.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 8:39
AM
Subject: Re: PC: E33 from
Bachmann
Cool.
Now I'll have four
variations on the theme...
Lionel did one of these years ago...not
very good...a 4 axle?
Alco models: good brass for the time
Overland
models: most likely the definitive replica of this loco.
Runs like a
dream too...
Now Bachmann.
What I really want is for
Bachmann to come out with a PRR
style catenary SYSTEM. We have
stuff to put under it now!
We've had GG1 locos for years, now we have
Atlas AEM7 &
ALP44 locos, the Acela and soon the E33. Heck, if you
go
back Bachmann even had the Metroliners. (Are those still in
production?)
Gene