What is the best repowering motor for Athearn units.
Athearn\'s new HI-Performance motor is, in my opinion, equal to anything else out there. The one that comes with the later C44-9Ws, part number 84060 at 24.75, or 84067 with 3/4" fluwheels for 28.50, …
Athearn Price Increase - Trainorders.com
Athearn and Horizon Hobby will continue to closely monitor the situation and make adjustments as necessary.We truly appreciate your continued support and understanding.— The Athearn Team Saw …
Athearn Genesis Motor Upgrade Kit and SD40/45 replacement underfr
Good morning, all, Recently I received six replacement SD40/45 under frames and 6 Genesis Motor Upgrade kits. I ordered these to upgrade my 6 NP SD 45's. As of this morning I've converted two …
What's Happened to Athearn? - Trainorders.com
What is going on at Athearn? They no longer have estimated arrival information, they are over a year late on several announcement deliveries, I keep seeing posts on Facebook about items in stock that …
Newest Athearn diesel release..........
I had to spot check their SD38s, Athearn announced them back in September 2023 with a projected delivery date of February 2025. Latest update I saw on their Facebook page indicated maybe a …
Athearn's DCC Adaptor Boards - Trainorders.com
Athearn is selling the (90616) DCC adaptor board separately. This is the board that provides the directional lighting and the DCC plug in their latest DCC-Ready RTR locomotives. Has anyone …
Has Athearn lost its "edge"? - Trainorders.com
I haven't seen much excitement from Athearn for years, and I noticed the cancellations in the latest newsletter. It looks like they may have lost their way to innovation, and lately, there have just been …
Questions ref Athearn 40' high cube boxcars.
I've got several Athearn Ugly Duckling 40' high cube boxcars. Did prototypes for these cars exist? I can't recall seeing any 40' high cubes. Anyone got any photos of prototypes? What were these cars used …
Athearn's Website Delivery ETAs
Has anyone else noticed all the delivery dates for upcoming Athearn products have changed to dates in the past like April 2021 or March 2022? The months don't even coincide with the last ETAs month …
The Difference Between Current Athearn RTR and Genesis Units?
Dec 4, 2021 · The current Athearn "standard" motor which looks like the old blue box motor is way way way better than the old ones. Mainly beacause they changed to a scew wound armature and a new …