06-01-2012, 09:26 AM
With all the UP units passing by we should not forget BNSF. They got a second pair of GP35u today. This new pair has the front lamps in the low nose that will look brighter when Kristal Klear becomes clear. All four units are former Kato SantaFe GP35. The short GP35u are a nice compromise to run a pair of engines on a small layout and BNSF did use a bunch of GP35u in SoCal long after 2000. That makes them a perfect match for me and the Kato drive is very smooth too 
I did only BNSF decals, air condition etc. on the first pair. I was afraid to ruin the nose if the front light installation fails. Some month ago a German LHS told me the Kato GP35 is very well still available. That gave me the chance to give it a try on a second pair and have in worse case a backup pair.
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I did only BNSF decals, air condition etc. on the first pair. I was afraid to ruin the nose if the front light installation fails. Some month ago a German LHS told me the Kato GP35 is very well still available. That gave me the chance to give it a try on a second pair and have in worse case a backup pair.
Reinhard