SD40-2 in the dead line

[High Speed Kurt]

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So my dad models the L&N circa 1980 in New Orleans. Looking at his layout we determined it would be a very easy changeover to model the NS operations in New Orleans. Operating last night, I went to pick up an older Athearn SD40-2 (kitbashed hi nose) #3269. Made the cardinal sin of picking it up by the dynamic brakes. A second later, all I was holding were those dynamics. Hit the floor pretty hard, the body is pretty much ok, except the fall took out some front steps and a piece of the front of the engine near the steps. Hopefully it can be fixed, I may take the nose off and put it on another SD40-2 shell to save it.

Never pick up engines by the dynamic brakes.

Kurt

[Justin Stephenson]

dam ive done this before,  i learnd the hardway  but i dropped a Rare Kato sd80mac and wing fell off.. had to be glued back and itss run s fine never had a problem with it yet

[Railnet]

I did that with a then new Atlas GP40 except the trucks and most of the shell disintegrated >

[tq-07fan]

My dad and I watched an Athearn GP-9 shake off the track and hit the floor while we were working on the layout. It broke parts in the truck that were easily replaced. Runs fine again.

Many here feel your pain.

Jim

[High Speed Kurt]

This engine holds a special place for me, this is one of the first engines my dad hi nosed for me way back in the day. I decaled it and never was happy with the results. So Im thinking that the nose is coming off, and gonna go on a new shell, and hit the paint booth. Time for a rebuild!