![]() ![]() I have a small horde of Atls/Kato RS-3's (4 of them) all undecs that I bought to detaila nd paint as Reading units. IMO, Atlas locomotives run better than Athearn and P2K's, and have better detail than Kato's. Other than that, the P2K S runs just as well as the Atlas, but with superior detail. If you have a different brand of turnouts, you may not have that problem. Because of this, I prefer the Atlas S2 over the P2K S3. Every one I have had tends to hesitate over my Atlas turnouts, due to its short wheelbase. They are lighter than the Atlas and do not pull as much. ![]() It has a headlight in both the hood and the cab. Its shell is much better detailed than the Atlas and, since it has a kato-cloned drive, is very smooth. P2K offers an S1 and an S3, but not an S2 (or S4). Neither Kato or Athearn offer an Alco S series switcher. It only has one headlight, the hood, not the cab. Its shell is not up to modern standards, but I lstill like the look of those switchers. The Atlas S2 is an older design, originated by Roco of Austria. The detail is inferior to either the Altas, Kato, and Athearn RS3, and I suspect its drive train is not as good. P2K does not make a RS, But proto does make an RS2 in its P1K product line. The Athearn RS3 is inferior due to its poorer drive. The detail is better than the Yellow Box Kato version, but since its drive is the same as the Kato, it runs the same. The Atlas Classic RS3 is one of the best running locomotives on the planet. The only better drive, in my opinion, is the Kato used in those early yellow boxes, and of course the Stewart/Kato drives in their F units, IM (Regal) and some Genesis. Some of these locos are over 10 years old and have been run in a club envioronment where they have been used for countless ops sessions and run for extended hours during open house and shows. I don't really do the sound, so those series I'm not familiar with. Since then all the red box, Classic (DDC ready) Newer are Silver, the black box Master Series (Dual-mode) and the Gold and Platinum series are some of the finest in detail and the best running quality you will find.Ĩ0% of my roster Is Atlas, mostly Master or Classic that I added decoder. There were the first China made 'Red" box U33/36 that I'm not that thrilled with. These lacked detail and the drives were great for the time. As mentioned the early ones of the 70-80's were built by Rocco S2, GP38/40 SD38 etc and later GP7-9s, RS 1/3, and others were Atlas Kato (yellow box). You can't go wrong buying an Atlas diesel. ![]()
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