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Very smooth and quiet operation. Realistic lighting and amazing detail
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I got rid of my Athearn. It will be better with DCC
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
It looks good but it is not durable. The operating life is only about 40 hours so if you run it one hour a week it won't run even a year. KATO charges $50 per truck so it will cost you $100 to replace the trucks and motors which are sold as single units. If you pay a technician labor to replace the motors that have worn out completely from just 40 hours of operation it will cost you about what a new one costs so the model is not worth it at all. The locomotive has detail and a nice sound and a nice light array but the operating life is so short that it is not worth buying. I own four of them so I know from experience. I sent a completely worn out model with just 40 hours of operation and the parts and labor came to over $150. I told the technician to forget it and throw away the KATO used up AMTRAK model, which he did.Read full review
Verified purchase: No
Verified purchase: No