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Honestly, this was an excellent video. Really really helped me out. I couldn't have fixed it without it. Thank you so much.

Super. Fairbanks Morse made the CPA16-4, CPA16-5, CPA20-5, CPA24-5, CFA16-4, and the CFA20-4 Consolidation Line of locomotives, or C-Liners. C = Consolidation, P = Passenger, F = Freight, A = Cab, B = Booster, # = Horsepower, 4 or 5 = Axles. All had four traction motors, some with an extra unpowered idler axle to help carry the weight, (B-B or B-A1A trucks.) and the lower horsepower units had three cooling fans on the roof, while the more powerful units had four. This model could be a CFA20-4, but there is no guarantee that they didn't "homoginize" this locomotive from their imagination. This is one of the few models that I got as a gift from a friend that preferred slot cars, so it got a home on my railroad, but not by my choice, as I had already seen the drive line in magazines and didn't want it, even though I liked the look of the locomotive. (I already knew: No more traction tires.) I managed to get the four wheel drive loco working, and it did alright, but was always a runner up when I was choosing locomotives to operate. After about thirteen years of being ignored, and after seeing the beautiful Life-Like Proto model, I decided to turn it into a dummy using an Athearn PA-1 chassis and the powered rear six wheel truck of the PA-1 with the gears removed, along with a powered front FA-1 truck, also with the gears removed, instead of dummy trucks, so that I could install directional lighting. After some fussing, cutting, fitting, filing, parts buying, and reassembly, the PA-1 chasis worked great, and I had, and still operate, the shortest and chunkiest FM five axle C-Liner dummy in model history. My RR buddies mocked me, which is OK, but even my friends that didn't know railroads thought it was cute, which was kind of a bad omen. 🙂 I never ever wanted to power it, but I did spend some time detailing it, giving it full lighting, a nice horn, window glass, and Kadee couplers. I also filled in the pilot hole around the Athearn chasis, which made it look amazingly better. The paint on this over forty year old unit, which runs inside and outside, has a nice patina from being constantly operated, and looks very realistic and prototypical now, and has even fooled a few model railroaders that thought it looked prototypical. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.

Nice work! Might I suggest a pair of ballistic nylon Gauntlets of Inverness for use with the Whirling Blades of Doom. Available at any auto supply or hardware store and much cheaper than the ER copay.

AHM version: Most horrible HO loco ever made, mechanically and acoustically. Saw this video and disposed of my 3 in the trash tonight.! GOOD RIDDANCE! Yay I'm free again!

Is that standard IPA in the Mustard container to clean off the old dried up lube?

OH Dear! I see a thumbnail advertising SMT about to run ALL his C Liners, and there is a picture. Where's the Peppermints! Less lightly, you have here a gold plated opportunity for skill acquisition. At least in my estimation, the FM C Liner is a well proportioned piece that sits brilliantly. As so often, the windscreens are the key. Always risky. No room here, and others are better qualified than me to advise. For me the biggest problem is integrity around the edges of new windshields (the 'metal' frames holding the glass) as they blend into the body shell. Have a look at the moulding techniques outlined by author Henderson (can't remember first name) in Jan issue of British 'Railway Modeller'. Hope this helps; keep encouraging everyone. BTW; what happened to Highliners???

Ive just bought one for my first model train 😊 what would be the correct passenger coaches for it please?

I was surprised to see there are two variations. While some have two 4 wheel trucks, others have a 4 and a 6 much like the FL-9. While I have not been lead down the path of darkness of complete modding, I hear it's call. It occurs to me a 4x6 configuration would be an exciting alternative. I currently have the Proto 1K C-liners and the Proto 2k "Erie Builts". Both gorgeous. While I am not particularly a fan of FM, there is not much out there I find more sexy than a streamlined loco with a B unit in trail. Hmm, 2 4x6 C-liners? Very tempting. Athearn is perhaps the best platform to start with due to availability and cost. A great video and certainly a good starting place for future mods. Thank you.

Mine can run but is very noisy, any suggestions?

The very best New York Central diesel locomotive scheme is, was & will always be their lightening striped scheme and its original logo that said New York Central System. When the lightening striped scheme was changed, that railroad went downhill with New York States taxing the railroads.

Great video, just kill the background music...I'd like to have heard the motor running

I have 16 Love them All 5 pole motors I have hundreds of tires for them 2 will pull 50+ cars I cut off the front pilot, well actually shortened it, filed it and it looks normal Added some ladders and hoses Yeah they’re loud, but so is an a real engine I like the BL-2’s also

Awesome, I have about five of these and just purchased two more NYC engines. This is a good tip to keep them running. Next to add sound and dcc!

AHM produced a C liner with 8 wheel drive. The same drive mechanism from their GP18. A Micro Mark HM-5 dual shaft motor is a drop in replacement.

I used an Athearn GP-35 chassis with 2 axle U-boat trucks under mine. With a new NWSL motor and flywheels, they run very smooth.

Every time hear this it's just want to be rad

I kitbashed the Santa Fe Tyco 430 Century onto an Athearn SD9 chassis. Runs far better than the Tyco drive unit. Looks okay. It has the EMD C-C Flexi-coil trucks instead of the AAR Type B. But that's okay! Truck swapping isn't uncommon. When I have more time I might get some trucks off an Athearn GE U-series with the AAR truck and swap it out.

Regarding the P2000 shell on an Athearn GP7 chassis, it works fine. I recently bought a "working" Proto 2000 Zebra stripe ATSF GP9. When it a arrived it ran rough. Piece of crap actually. I did the conversion and it wasn't all that difficult. Runs in top condition. Not sure if I'll convert the other 2 units, but for now I keep them away from each other so the illusion isn't broken.

Suggestion: How about a slightly softer instrumental piece, since you’ve gotten some criticism on the VH. Songs with vocals do have a tendency to be distracting. FWIW.

My parents ordered one of those for me as a high school graduation present in 1989 and it never arrived. It took Franklin Mint a long time to reimburse the money too. My dad was not happy about it. Franklin Mint accused him of receiving the locomotive and making a false claim.

Well Done !!!

I've up graded all my Blue box engines with proto 2000 wheel sets. Walthers part # 920-584408 will work nicely in the Athearn GP 9. It seems to make a big difference performance wise over the original Athearn wheel sets.

top gun vibes 😅

Does the power to the segments of track go through the track pins or through the wire clips that connect one panel to the other?

The standard Athearn axle gears will fit on most of the P1 & 2K engines.

Cool video. Thank you for posting

I currently own 12 of them in various road names. Baltimore & Ohio, a couple of Canadian Nationals, 3 Conrail, Norfolk Southern, Rock Island, some Santa Fe including the black zebra stripe, and Smith Falls. Then there's 3 GN shells I have and a black undec.

Glad I have this engine too

I have the first version that has a metal frame and no traction tires. Metal trucks and side frames .Just got it .Needs a few minor parts ,screw ect ,but runs quiet and smooth .Has a low profile square motor on the power truck. .Never seen another in 30 years of collecting and modeling .Any B unit from that early 50's Rivarossi era I would be interested to complete a set of this one day.They say they are rare . Think this was before they were made for Lionel for that short part of Rivarossi's history. Not too much info out there.

athearn makes everything better lol

Had to repair Proto 2000 Alco FA-FAB with the dreaded cracked gears. Super easy fix with Athearn gears.

I'm pretty sure this is not a Mantua product (pronounced Man Two-uh, not Manowa). Different valve gear, smaller flanged center driver (Mantua's were blind. . .), positions of steam dome, sand dome and dynamo atop the boiler, entire tender different as well.

Haha. Nice 👍

Are you going to suspend the B36 model above the layout?

Nice steam locomotive just subscribed

Man-tchoo-ah. Get it?

Athern bluebox were an still r the best i still have a bunch of gp7s an 9s sd 9s they start an run even after sitting for 2-3 yrs

I, too, have learned about the C-liner modding community, although I learned from this video! This is very nicely done, both the model and the video itself. I now have aspirations to similarly modify all of my C-liners.

I've always wanted a PS-4 Southern Crescent engine from Franklin Mint. Southern is my favorite railroad next to Central of Georgia. They're made really well but kinda expensive. I do have a #4501 Mikado MS class from Southern Railway to pull my small consist of passenger cars from Riverosi. W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee

Yer layout would look better if you weather yer rolling stock. I spend hours weathering rolling stock and engines so they don't look so "shiney". Really helps out the "appeal" of the railroad layout. W Rusty Lane K9POW in eastern Tennessee

I'm sorry. I like what you're doing. But the stupid piano music is putting me asleep. Is there any other audio track you can use ?

Can you make a video about the f7 Hiawatha

A Burlington Route Boxcar, Not bad, I wish Bachmann made those!

Nice trains just subscribed and liked your channel .

Hey buddy of mine gave me one just for the fun of it with some basic work I got it running and I do agree these engines are fun to work on thank you for posting this you're an inspiration my next challenge to me will be to power a dummy unit

Anything has potential xd Also epic music

Ye olde yee yee

Cool video!

That re-power job is amazing! I have a powered A-unit and a dummy B-unit by AHM/Rivarossi in the Santa Fe warbonnet scheme. The A-unit is a bit of a rough runner, but I hope that I'll someday have the resources to modify my C-liner into a smooth operator like you. One more thing, do you know of any article or video that would show me how to modify the body shell to match the ones shown in the video?

I have two AHM Tempo C-Liners and the one that works is my loudest engine by far. Nice video!