I'm surprised at the lack of conversation re the new Atlas U33/36B loco. I mean, most new locos seem to achieve at least 10 pages of chatter on TRW within days of their release, no?
Anyway, performance-wise I think this one is a notch above some of Atlas's other recent loco releases (I'm talking to you SD45).
Cheers,
-Mark
Not the new U36B, but not long ago I purchased one of the latest run B36-7 locomotives, first new Atlas locomotive purchased in a looooong time. The only reason being that I have too many locomotives already. But, this was at an unbelievable price so I couldn't pass it up. It's fantastic. DCC ready, runs great. Fit and finish, paint and details are perfect. I was so thrilled that I used A birthday gift card to buy a latest run GP38. It also ran well but the grease from the trucks was oozing out the bottom so I took it apart to remove all the excess. Also I believe it's the front truck that bottoms out on passing through a switch and the front coupler is just a tad low, I'm sure it's all fixable and still glad I got it, but I heard of others having issues like mine. Just wonder if it's from a different factory?
Ralph
