[Accrs-ho] Kato BN SD40

[ACCRS HO Scale]

I believe option 3 would be the best for the club because it fits the other club equipment while allowing for some variety in paint schemes.

Chad Linke

> On Apr 7, 2019, at 11:41 AM, ACCRS HO Scale <accrs-ho at mail.accrs.org> wrote:
> 
> Message From: Kelly Linke  kellylinke at yahoo.com
> 
> Hi Dean,
> 
> Thanks for taking the time to add motive power to the club roster.
> 
> My vote is for option #3.
> - make it DCC (we run DCC more often, and can do MU’s).
> - using a patch job to Sierra Western keeps the club road name consistent while preserving the BN paint scheme.
> 
> Jorg
> 
> On Sunday, April 7, 2019, 8:53:04 AM PDT, ACCRS HO Scale <accrs-ho at mail.accrs.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Message From: Gary Lewis  glgslewis at comcast.net
> 
> Or option 2.
> 
> Gary
> 
> On 4/6/2019 10:21 PM, ACCRS HO Scale wrote:
> > Message From: Dean & Margaret Lewis  lewis2 at earthlink.net
> >
> > During the recent train show (?) or later, someone came in and donated 
> > some equipment.   A few passenger SP passenger cars and a Kato SD40. 
> > It is in the BN green and black scheme.
> >
> > I picked it up yesterday and brought it home to clean it up.  Very 
> > dusty and had those old style "horn hook" couplers,  Pulled the pins 
> > holding the couples out, removed the couplers (one had the coupler 
> > part broken off).
> >
> > Removed the shell and low and behold, put it on a test track and it 
> > runs like a Kato.  My intention is to put a DCC decoder in it. The 
> > dust cleaned up nicely.
> >
> > The question is:
> >
> > 1.  I can leave it DC only.
> > 2.  I can add a decoder and put it in service, as is, with the BN scheme.
> > 3,  I can add a decoder, and do a "patch" for Sierra Western.
> > 4.  I can add  a decoder and paint it orange and letter Sierra Western
> >
> > If I am looking for the least challenging option and most useful for 
> > all,  it would be #3 above
> >
> > Any comments as to what I should do for the "new" club engine.
> >
> > Dean
> >
> >
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